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The majority of Koreans in Japan are Zainichi Koreans (在日韓国・朝鮮人, Zainichi Kankoku/Chōsenjin), often known simply as Zainichi (在日, lit. 'in Japan'), who are ethnic Korean permanent residents of Japan.
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The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, [4] abbreviated as Chongryon [4] (Korean: 총련; Hanja: 總聯; RR: Chongryeon; MR: Ch'ongryŏn) or Chōsen Sōren (Japanese: 朝鮮総連), [5] is one of two main organisations for Zainichi Koreans (Korean citizens or residents of Japan), the other being Mindan.
In Japan, attitudes toward Koreans were deeply shaped by the Nissen dōsoron (日鮮同祖論, "Theory of Japanese-Korean Common Ancestry"), which claimed Koreans and Japanese shared mythological ancestors: Susanoo (Koreans) and Amaterasu (Japanese). According to this theory, Koreans were inherently Japanese, though unaware of their true identity.
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was a colony of the Empire of Japan. [2] [3] During this time, Japan placed Korea into a process of assimilation into Japanese culture.It banned aspects of traditional Korean culture, mandated education be in Japanese only, and encouraged Koreans to adopt Japanese names. [3]
The pre-colonial Korean state had not clearly laid out the boundaries or criteria determining who was a citizen; however, the Japanese colonial government had registered all Koreans in a separate family registry, a separation which continued even if an individual Korean migrated to Manchuria or Japan; thus North and South Korea had a clear ...
Korean laborers in Yokohama had joined a dockworkers union led by the Japanese organizer Yamaguchi Seiken. Yamaguchi was a left-wing organizer and at the May Day rally in 1920, some of his union members had shouted anti-colonial slogans; Japanese police responded with arrests and abuse.
In 1995, on the 50th anniversary of Korea's liberation, Park Gyeong-sik (박경식), a Japanese Korean historian, launched a campaign to create a museum, but it failed to gain traction. [1] [3] A breakthrough came in 2002, when Mindan (also called the Korean Residents Union in Japan) pledged financial support for the museum. They hoped to open ...