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List Of Koreans In Japan
This is a list of notable Zainichi Koreans or notable Japanese people of Korean descent. Politics and law * Arai Shoukei, politician, House of Representatives (Real Name: ''Park Kyung-jae'') * Park Choon-Geum, politician, House of Representatives * Togo Shigenori, Minister of Foreign Affairs (in 1941), Minister of Greater East Asia (in 1945) * Haku Shinkun, politician, House of Councillors (Real Name: ''Baek Jinhoon'') * Kim Ch'on-hae, leading official of the Japanese Communist Party (Originally from Ulsan, South Korea) *Lee Kyung-jae, local activist *Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (born in Osaka, ancestral roots in Pohang, North Gyeongsang) *Kim Pyong-sik, North Korean politician, Vice President of North Korea and chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party (Originally from South Jeolla Province, South Korea) *Han Duk-su, North Korean politician, founder and first chairman of Chongryon *So Man-sul, North Korean politician, Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zainichi Koreans
comprise ethnic Koreans who have permanent residency status in Japan or who have become Japanese citizens, and whose immigration to Japan originated before 1945, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South Korean nationals who have emigrated to Japan after the end of World War II and the division of Korea. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in Japan after Chinese immigrants, due to many Koreans assimilating into the general Japanese population. The majority of Koreans in Japan are , often known simply as , who are ethnic Korean permanent residents of Japan. 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, and from pre-modern immigrants dating back to antiquity who may themselves be the ancestors of the Japanese people. The Japanese word "Zainic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
