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Sakhalin Island: Japan’s Final Frontier
How Japan’s discovery of a large northern island devastated the island’s native population – and how Japan lost control when Russia muscled in.
March 25, 2019
How Japan’s discovery of a large northern island devastated the island’s native population – and how Japan lost control when Russia muscled in.
How Japan’s samurai resistance fell to the pressure of history – and how its leader went from hatred traitor to respected leader.
The story of the samurai who fought the rise of modern Japan to the end – and who, when all else failed, founded his own nation-state.
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