帰き属ぞく問もん題だい

noun

territorial dispute; question of possession

Refers to a dispute over which country a territory belongs to, often used in political or diplomatic contexts.

• 北ほっ方ぽう領りょう土どの帰き属ぞく問もん題だいは、日にち露ろ間かんの大おおきな課か題だいだ。

  The territorial dispute over the Northern Territories is a major issue between Japan and Russia.