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The island was a part of Japan during the early 20th century until [[World War II]], during which it was called '''Karafuto''' (樺太) in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]. Most of the 500,000 Japanese were deported after the war's end but some of the descendants of the deportees have started returing to Sakhalin, as late as the 21st century. | The island was a part of Japan during the early 20th century until [[World War II]], during which it was called '''Karafuto''' (樺太) in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]. Most of the 500,000 Japanese were deported after the war's end but some of the descendants of the deportees have started returing to Sakhalin, as late as the 21st century. | ||
| + | ==The Shootdown of KAL 007== | ||
| + | On Sept. 1, 1983, [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]], carrying 269 passengeers and crew, including Cong. [[Larry McDonald]], was shot down by the Soviets just after it had entered international waters having crossed over Sakhalin Island. | ||
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Sakhalin (Сахалин) is an island in the Russian Far East, north of Hokkaido. It has a population of nearly 600,000, and the people there include Russians, Ukrainians, Koreans, Japanese, and Ainu. The island is a part of Sakhalinskaya Oblast' (Сахалинская область), which also includes the Kurile Islands. The capital is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Южно-Сахалинск).
The island was a part of Japan during the early 20th century until World War II, during which it was called Karafuto (樺太) in Japanese. Most of the 500,000 Japanese were deported after the war's end but some of the descendants of the deportees have started returing to Sakhalin, as late as the 21st century.
The Shootdown of KAL 007
On Sept. 1, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight 007, carrying 269 passengeers and crew, including Cong. Larry McDonald, was shot down by the Soviets just after it had entered international waters having crossed over Sakhalin Island.
