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Bitter homecoming for Sakhalin Koreans facing final repatriation
The last group of Sakhalin Koreans born before 1945 prepares to move to South Korea as Japan funds travel and Korea funds pensions. Many face heartbreak as families are split and old ties to Sakhalin erode, with about 2,000 of 3,000 eligible choosing to relocate.
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Pak
South Korea
Japan
Gyeongsangbuk
Korea
Sakhalin
Siberia
Soviet Union
North Korea
Chi Bok I
Masha
Moscow
Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk
Foreign Ministry
Kim Bok Kon
Kim
Zoya” Bo-ja
Ansan
Sakhalin Island
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Russia