History
Karafuto: How Japan Gained – and Lost – a Prefecture
The story of how, for a brief period of time, the island of Karafuto controlled by Russia became an official part of Japan.
The story of how, for a brief period of time, the island of Karafuto controlled by Russia became an official part of Japan.
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