noun
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
Historical treaty between Japan and Russia in which Japan ceded Sakhalin in exchange for the Kuril Islands.
樺太・千島交換条約は1875年に調印された。
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg was signed in 1875.
樺太・千島交換条約によって、日本は樺太を放棄し千島列島を得た。
Through the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, Japan gave up Sakhalin and gained the Kuril Islands.
Compound of 樺太 (Karafuto, 'Sakhalin'), 千島 (Chishima, 'Kuril Islands'), 交換 (kōkan, 'exchange'), and 条約 (jōyaku, 'treaty').