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2 unusual facts about Koreans in Japan


Koreans in Japan

They teach a strong pro-North Korean ideology and allegiance to Kim Il-Sung, Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-un.

Repatriation of Zainichi Koreans from Japan conducted under the auspices of the Japanese Red Cross began to receive official support from the Japanese government as early as 1956; a North Korean-sponsored repatriation programme with support of the Chōsen Sōren (The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) officially began in 1959.


Song Du-yul

According to the North Korean-affiliated Zainichi Korean newspaper Choson Sinbo, he refused conditions placed on him by the South Korean National Intelligence Service, which included a demand that he make a written pledge to respect South Korean law; as a result, his plans to attend the memorial collapsed.


see also

Japanese North Korean

Chongryon, the North Korean-funded ethnic representative organisation for Koreans in Japan

Japanese South Korean

Mindan, the pro-South Korean ethnic representative organisation for Koreans in Japan