[DOC] [TLE] Sakhalin - Wikipedia [PAR] Sakhalin is a large Russian island in the North Pacific Ocean, lying between 45
50' and 5424' N. It is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of 
Sakhalin Oblast. Sakhalin, which is about one fifth the size of Japan, is just off the 
east coast of Russia, and just north of Japan. ... Its Japanese name, Karafuto (
), supposedly comes from Ainu kamuy kar... [DOC] [TLE] Karafuto Prefecture - Wikipedia [PAR] Karafuto Prefecture (, Karafuto-ch), commonly called South Sakhalin, was 
the ... The Japanese name Karafuto () comes from Ainu kamuy kar put ya ... 
as Kita Ezo (), meaning Northern Ezo (Ezo is the former name for 
Hokkaido). ... In Russian, the entire island was named Sakhalin () or 
Saghalien. [DOC] [TLE] Kuril Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (/krl/, /kjrl/, or /kjril/; Russian: 
 ... Japan claims the two southernmost large islands (Iturup and 
Kunashir) as ... The disputed islands are known in Japan as the country's "
Northern .... Ezo was renamed Hokkaid and Kita Ezo later received the name of 
Karafuto. [DOC] [TLE] Ainu people - Wikipedia [PAR] The Ainu or the Aynu in the historical Japanese texts Ezo/Emishi/Ebisu () or 
Ainu () ... One innovation involved the annexation of Hokkaido. ... The 
development of Japan's large northern island had several objectives: ... During 
this time the Ainu were forced to learn Japanese, required to adopt Japanese 
names,... [DOC] [TLE] Sakhalin Island | island, Russia | Britannica.com [PAR] By an agreement of 1855, Russia and Japan shared control of the island, but in ... 
south of the 50th parallel and gave this part the Japanese name of Karafuto. ... 
Sakhalin Island is 589 miles (948 km) long from north to south and about 100 ... 
On May 28, 1995, a major earthquake struck the island, destroying the town of... [DOC] [TLE] Secret of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto) [PAR] Along with Kuril islands, Sakhalin Island (Karafuto) forms one of the ... km in its 
largest extent) island located between Japan and Russian Maritime Territory. ... 
the map is Hokkaido while Sakhalin is represented by a small rectangle on its 
north. ... the geographic names of the area are noted in Japanese, for example 
Strait of... [DOC] [TLE] Sakhalin: the Japanese Under Soviet Rule | History Today [PAR] Following Japan's victory over Russia in 1905, by the Treaty of Portsmouth 
Sakhalin was divided at the 50th ... While the northern section remained Russian, 
the Japanese colony of Karafuto was established on the southern part of the 
island. [DOC] [TLE] Sakhalin - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "Sakhalin" definitions: a large Russian island in the North Pacific, lying between 
... Sakhalin [Russian] | Saghalien | Karafuto [Japanese, 1905-24] | Sakhalin 
Island ... island southeastern Russia in Asia in Sea of Okhotsk north of Hokkaido; 
... www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php file=ggsakh01 word=Sakhalin [
cite]... [DOC] [TLE] Karafuto 1945: An examination of the Japanese under Soviet rule ... [PAR] Apr 21, 2015 ... The word used to refer to these people in Japan is  (Hikiagesha), which ... 
Karafuto and the repatriation, which do not appear at all in Soviet or American ... 
Far-East, and across the Soya Strait from Japan's Hokkaido Island. ... surprised to 
see a large Asian architectural style building standing in the... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Northern Territories   [PAR] It is said that the Japanese known the northern islands 370 years ago. Trade 
between these islands and Hokkaido existed long before then. ... there are 39 
large and small islands northeast of the Shiretoko Peninsula and ... Russia 
began to advance into Chishima (the Kuril Islands) in the early 18th century. ... 
Name of clan. [DOC] [TLE] Hokkaid - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] The largest city on Hokkaid is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only .... The 
government eventually decided to use the name Hokkaid

Question: Karafuto is the Japanese name for this large Russian island north of Hokkaido
Answer: Sakhalin