Kurile Islands
or Ku·ril Is·lands
[ koo r-il, koo-reel ]
/ ˈkʊər ɪl, kʊˈril /
plural noun
a chain of small islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending from N Japan to the S tip of Kamchatka: renounced by Japan in 1945; under Russian administration.
Japanese
Chi·shi·ma
[chee-shee-mah] /ˈtʃi ʃiˌmɑ/.