Koreans in Japan : their influence on Korean-Japanese relations.

Since the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910, many Koreans migrated to Japan seeking a livelihood. The majority of these emigrants were in the lowest economic status of Japanese society. After World War II, of the 2.5 million Koreans in Japan, the majority were repatriated to their homeland, leaving approximately 600,000 Korean residents. Koreans in Japan are divided factionally, each group separately favoring either South or North Korea. This, in turn, creates political differences and animosities. The South Korea-Japan Treaty of 1965 granted permanent resident status to Korean residents. However, the inconsistencies in the Japanese government's treatment of Korean residents causes Koreans many disadvantages. Despite the phenomenal growth in the Japanese economy, the economic situation of Korean residents in Japan has not improved much since the South Korea-Japan Treaty of 1965. From the sociological aspect, a degree of assimilation has taken place among Korean youths but it remains to be seen whether such assimilation is desirable.

Department dc:contributor.department

National Security Affairs (NSA)

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

1979

Author dc:creator

• Lee, Alice K.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Buss, Claude A.

Statement dc:rights

• This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/18778

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/18778