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Sakhalin
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Sa·kha·lin  (sk-ln, -ln, s--lyn)
An island of southeast Russia in the Sea of Okhotsk north of Hokkaido, Japan. Colonized by Russia and Japan in the 18th and 19th centuries, it passed under Russian control in 1875.
Sakhalin (Russian) [səxaˈlin], Saghalien
n
(Placename) an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the SE coast of Russia north of Japan: fishing, forestry, and mineral resources (coal and petroleum). Capital: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Pop.: 598 000 (2000 est.). Area: 76 000 sq. km (29 300 sq. miles) Japanese name (1905-24) Karafuto
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Aso, the first Japanese premier to visit Sakhalin Island since the war, said both sides had vowed to resolve the islands issue and announced that Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart, would be visiting Japan in May.
Russia and Japan discuss island row by Aljazeera.net
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attended a ceremony to mark the launch of the plant, located on Sakhalin Island only about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
Russia launches major gas project near Japan by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attended a ceremony to mark the launch of the plant, located on Sakhalin Island only about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
Russia launches major gas project near Japan by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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