In 1945, as a result of the Soviet-Japanese War, South Sakhalin became under the rule of the Soviet military forces. While the majority of Japanese people and ethnic minorities were displaced from there, many Koreans were obliged to stay there for many years. Japan renounced its territories in South Sakhalin in the San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1951. The Sakhalin Ainu people are still unable to return to their original homeland.
- area Colonies and Occupied Territories by the Empire of Japan
- theme Colonies and Territories Occupied by the Empire of Japan
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Post-War Sakhalin
Post-War Sakhalin
In nineteen forty-five, as a result of the Soviet-Japanese War, South Sakhalin became under the rule of the Soviet military forces. While the majority of Japanese people and ethnic minorities were displaced from there, many Koreans were obliged to stay there for many years. Japan renounced its territories in South Sakhalin in the San Francisco Peace Treaty of nineteen fifty-one. The Sakhalin Ainu people are still unable to return to their original homeland.