Sakhalin is a real edge of the earth, an original region of nature practically untouched by humans! | Future Russia

Ishinosuke Uwano, a Japanese soldier stationed on Sakhalin Island during World War II, was presumed dead after the war and officially declared deceased in 2000. Unknown to his family, Uwano had survived the conflict, settled in Ukraine, married, and raised three children, creating an entirely new life far from Japan. In 2006, after decades of homesickness and longing for his roots, the 83-year-old Uwano returned to Japan with his son for a reunion with his surviving family. The emotional reunion