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7/14/2025, 11:20:54 PM
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The Japanese knew of Sakhalin, they just didn't care. It took them forever to even bother with Hokkaido, and they were much more concerned with Korea, China, and the Asian Islands. We have records of the Spanish fighting Japanese pirates as far south as the Philippines.
Saying the Japanese couldn't find Sakhalin because the Russians got there first is like saying the Norse couldn't find Greenland because the Eskimos got there first. We know both explored frequently, but neither wanted to deal with a frozen hellhole when they had plenty of better lands to conquer.
The Japanese knew of Sakhalin, they just didn't care. It took them forever to even bother with Hokkaido, and they were much more concerned with Korea, China, and the Asian Islands. We have records of the Spanish fighting Japanese pirates as far south as the Philippines.
Saying the Japanese couldn't find Sakhalin because the Russians got there first is like saying the Norse couldn't find Greenland because the Eskimos got there first. We know both explored frequently, but neither wanted to deal with a frozen hellhole when they had plenty of better lands to conquer.
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