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Word: yezo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...north of the Japanese island of Yezo lies in the Sea of Okhotsk the long island known to the Russians as Sakhalin and to the Japanese as Karafuto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sakhalin | 7/7/1924 | See Source »

...most important item on the agenda is the transfer to Japan of the northern half of Sakhalin Island, property of the Soviet Government. This island, known to the Japanese as Karafuto, is situated to the east of Siberia and to the north of Yezo, northernmost island of the Japanese Empire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Russo Conference | 7/23/1923 | See Source »

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