Korean Residents in Japan

Paper Summary:

This paper talks about the approximate 700,000 North and South Korean nationals who are living in Japan. Representing roughly about 1% of Japan's population, the author discusses the discrimination that the first and second generations of these naturalized Koreans have had to go through. The paper explains that most of these Koreans were refugees who were driven to Japan during the colonial period. The paper also discusses how younger generation Koreans in Japan now find it quite difficult to distinguish themselves from the totally Japanese and the Japanese culture itself as most of them have been assimilated into the mainstream Japanese culture.

From the Paper:

"He said that Japan robbed Korea of its cultural assets and afflicted its people during and after their colonization. He claimed Korea's right to demand compensation from Japan and Japan only had the duty to compensate. Japanese and North Korean negotiators engaged in a round of talks centering on a four-point demand. This consisted of an official written apology, compensation for North Koreans, repayment for damaged or stolen cultural assets, and improvement in the legal status of North Koreans who would live permanently in Japan. Chief Japanese delegate Kojiro Takano refused the grant of wartime compensation because Japan and North Korea were not at war during the colonization of Korea."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Alvin, Koh Zhongwei. Koreans in Japan. National University of Singapore: NUS History Society E-Journal, 2003.
• Kichan Song. The Appearance of "Young Koreans in Japan" and the Emergence of a New Type of Ethnic Education. Vol 9 237-253. Kyodo University: Kyodo Journal of Sociology, 2001
• Kyodo. Jong Raps Japan for Historical Crime Against Koreans. Asian Political News. Kyodo News International, 2000
• Minorities at Risk. Risk Assessment for Koreans in Japan. Maryland: Center for International Development, 2003
• Suzuki, Kazuko. The State and Racialization: the Case of Koreans in Japan. Working Papr 69.The University of California San Diego: The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, 2003

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