O Sonfa (呉善花,

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: , born 15 September 1956), commonly known as her Korean name Oh Seon-hwa ( ko, 오선화), is a professor in the School of International Relations at

Takushoku University Takushoku University (拓殖大学; ''Takushoku Daigaku'', abbreviated as 拓大 ''Takudai'') is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Duke Taro Katsura (1848–1913).

in Tokyo, she is also active as an author and journalist in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. She is a critic in many fields such as current issues, history, and culture, particularly in East Asian Countries. Originally from Jeju-do,

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, she left for Japan in 1983 and received a BA degree from

Daito Bunka University is a medium-size four-year university with two campuses: one at Itabashi in Tokyo and the other at Higashi Matsuyama in Saitama, Japan. The sports program is strong in rugby and distance running, with the Ekiden (駅伝えきでん relay road ...

and an MA degree from the Graduate School of North American Studies at

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies , often referred to as TUFS, is a specialist research university in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. TUFS is primarily devoted to foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies. It also features an Asia-African institution. History The Uni ...

. She went on to naturalise as a Japanese citizen. In 1998, she lost her South Korean nationality as she had acquired Japanese nationality in 1991(Korean-Japanese). In 2007 and 2013, she was refused entry to South Korea.

Publications

*Getting Over It! Why Korea Needs to Stop Bashing Japan (). Tachibana Publishing: 2015 *What Makes Korea Insult Japan: Truth Behind Korea's Resentment Over Japan (). Hikaruland Publishing Co. Ltd.: 2017

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1956 births Anti-South Korean sentiment Academic staff of Takushoku University Japanese nationalists Japanese people of Korean descent South Korean emigrants to Japan Living people Naturalized citizens of Japan People from Jeju Province Japanese critics {{Japan-bio-stub

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