Out of that first unified stand have come a number of creative and sustainable ventures. For the first time, the Bikin River res idents could begin to control the way they sustain themselves. To supplement revenue they earn from hunting and the meager funding they get for housing, the farm residents use the summer months to repair old houses that were destroyed during collectivization. The Bikin Hunting Farm has received significant assistance from Japanese tourists, who believe native Primoryans may be related to Japan's own indigenous people, the Ains of Hokkaido. Some Japanese businessmen have assisted the Association of Small Ethnicities in founding the Eurasia Club, which organizes trips to the Bikin Hunting Farm.
Japanese tourists eat and hunt with the farm residents and observe their traditions.
The pro gram has not brought a profit yet, so the Japanese are building a hotel to bring in more tourists. The Eurasia Club is also sponsoring another venture. They helped buy drying and packing machines to produce dried laurel. Although economic activity is necessary for the small ethnicities of the Bikin, the preservation of their habitat is just as vital. All of their traditions focus on the sacredness of the earth and on the respect one must pay to nature.