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The term Zainichi Korean refers only to long-term Korean residents of Japan who trace their roots to Korea under Japanese rule, distinguishing them from the later wave of Korean migrants who came mostly in the 1980s, [5] and from pre-modern immigrants dating back to antiquity who may themselves be the ancestors of the Japanese people.
The organization facilitates support and communication for South Koreans in Japan, Zainichi Koreans, Japanese people, and South Koreans. It publishes a newsletter, organizes events for cultural exchange and business purposes, advocates for South Korean immigrant rights in Japan, and promotes economic ties between the relevant communities and countries.
Concerning literature, Roy Andrew Miller has stated that, "Japanese scholars have made important progress in identifying the seminal contributions of Korean immigrants, and of Korean literary culture as brought to Japan by the early Korean diaspora from the Old Korean kingdoms, to the formative stages of early Japanese poetic art". [113]
The Korean diaspora consists of around 7.3 million people, both descendants of early emigrants from the Korean Peninsula, as well as more recent emigrants from Korea.. Around 84.5% of overseas Koreans live in just five countries: the United States, China, Japan, Canada, and Uzbekis
Prior to World War II, immigration from Korea to Japan was largely voluntary. However, when wartime labor shortages began, Japan began forcefully mobillizing Koreans to support their war effort. Between 1939 and 1945, around 700,000–800,000 Koreans were moved to Japan. By 1945, the number of Koreans in Japan peaked at around two million.
This category is for all people of Korean ethnic background in Japan. This includes both Zainichi Koreans, pre-1946 arrivals in Japan and their descendants, as well as recent immigrants from South Korea and North Korea to 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.