A picture book published in Russia last year examines the experiences of Japanese civilians who were forced to leave Karafuto, located on the present-day Russian Far East island of Sakhalin, at the end of World War II, a subject that has received limited attention in the country.Titled "Shard of Karafuto," the book depicts the friendship between a Japanese and a Russian girl and is set in Karafuto, the southern part of Sakhalin that Japan ruled until its defeat in 1945.The story reflects on the displacement of Japanese residents following the Soviet invasion of the island in August that yea…READ FULL ARTICLE
