"Invisible Walls: Memories of the Northern Territories" Hiroaki Homma Price: ¥2,200 (tax included) / ¥2,000 (tax excluded) Thank you for viewing. This is a first edition from August 4, 2025. I finished reading it recently and am now listing it for sale. There are no folds or creases. I believe it's in good condition. (See photos) I'd like to declutter, so I'm offering it at a lower price than the market value. I hope someone who needs it will find it useful. ● Free shipping (I will cover the shipping costs) ● Shipping via Yu-Yu Mercari. Please note that I may change to Raku-Raku Mercari depending on the circumstances. Both are anonymous shipping. ● Please refrain from price negotiations, requests for a specific price, or holds. m(__)m If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you. ---- Release Date: August 4, 2025 Format: 4-6 size Number of pages: 320 ISBN: 9784041052532 The fear of occupation, forced cohabitation, the choice of nationality—a record of the people on the borderlands, tossed about by politics. The largest island of Japan, Etorofu Island, and the second largest, Kunashiri Island. Adding the area of Shikotan Island and the Habomai Islands, it is 4.2 times the size of Okinawa Island. These islands are located just off the coast of Hokkaido. The distance to Kaigara Island in the Habomai Islands, the closest island, is only 3.7km from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido. In these border islands, people once lived, and 17,000 people made their living there. However, about two weeks after Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration and announced its surrender, the Soviet Union invaded these islands, and the peaceful lives of the islanders were completely changed. From there, the fates of the people diverged greatly. Some escaped and reached Hokkaido, some lost their lives on ships, and others remained and later became Russian citizens... A unique investigative report by a journalist who lived in Nemuro for over 30 years and continued to visit people who remember those times. Looking at the negative impact of war on people, and foreseeing a solution for the Northern Territories. #HiroakiHomma #Homma_Hiroaki #book #History/JapaneseHistory