Question 1: [28]
As a result, while members of the first generation still carry anti-Japanese
sentiment, the younger generations have developed an interest
in ________ and have taken up the study of the Japanese
language, much to the consternation of their elders.
Question 2: [31][32]
North Korea negotiated with Russia for closer economic relations
with Sakhalin,[33] and
recently sponsored an art show in ________.
Question 3: [46]
Additionally, during the Soviet era, Sakhalin Koreans were often
hired to act as announcers and writers for official media aimed at
the ________ in
Central Asia.
Question 6: During the 1990s, commerce, communication, and direct flights
opened up between Sakhalin and ________, and the two Koreas began to
vie openly for influence among the Sakhalin Koreans.
Question 7: In ________, the
Japanese government offered transit rights and funding for the
repatriation of the original group of Sakhalin Koreans; however,
only 1,500 of them returned to South Korea in the next two decades.
Question 8: [36]
South Korean investors also began to participate in the
international tenders for works contracts to develop the Sakhalin
Shelf, as they are interested in the potential supply of ________.