Hokkaido

From Turtledove

Hokkaido is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city.

[edit] Hokkaido in "Joe Steele"

Hokkaido became the center of North Japan after the Soviet Union occupied the island in 1945. During the Japanese War, the capital, Sapporo, was destroyed by an American atomic bomb.

[edit] Hokkaido in "Ready for the Fatherland"

Hokkaido fell under Soviet domination after World War II. In the 1950s, a freighter from Hokkaido delivered a sunbomb to American occupied Tokyo bay, killing thousands. In response, the United States bombed Vladivostok.