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Oct 17, 2021 · A zainichi woman — a third-generation Korean born in Japan — has brought a lawsuit against an employer who distributed anti-Korean propaganda in the office. It’s one of the first trials for ...
- A History of Anti-Korean Racism
- The United States: An Unwitting Accomplice
- A New Anti-Koreanism Emerges
- The Present U.S. Role
- Recommendations to Address Japanese Racism
In Japan, racism is a powerful underlying social force that shapes many issues, including the government’s general orientation. It has many targets, including Okinawans, Ainu, Chinese and foreign laborers, but anti-Korean racism has been particularly salient over the past two decades. Anti-Korean racism in contemporary Japan has its origin in Japan...
The United States has been — unwittingly — a key accomplice in perpetuating postwar anti-Korean prejudice in Japan. The U.S. occupation of Japan (1945-52) naively inherited the perceptions of Japanese policymakers, defining Koreans as undesirable criminals and threats to society. The U.S. officers’ image of Koreans also came from the southern half ...
In the 2000s, a new type of anti-Koreanism emerged in Japan. Many elements contributed to it, including thelargely unregulated internet, a sense of disfranchisement due to long-term economic stagnation, South Korea’s rise as a new economic giant and North Korea’s aggressiveness — expressed through repeated missile launches, its nuclear weapon devel...
The United States still plays an important part in this picture. Prewar and postwar imperialist Japanese politicians often counted on approval from authoritative U.S. voices, and that dynamic has not changed. Far-right Japanese nationalists have been working closely with several whiteAmericanfigures who reinforce their worldview by preaching Japan’...
We tend to think of Korean-Japanese tensions in terms of topic areas, such as Japan’s recurring historical denialism, the territorial dispute and the failure of diplomatic arrangements. But these tensions are largely manifestations of racism, not the cause of it, and they will persist as long as racism itself remains unaddressed. The following reco...
Feb 21, 2021 · A Japanese Nike commercial in which young women athletes, including Zainichi Koreans, were portrayed trying to overcome hardships such as discrimination and bullying through sports, caused a buzz ...
Jun 13, 2018 · As North Korea agrees to denuclearisation, Koreans living in Japan hope for a more peaceful future. Ryoung Song at his Korean school. Song often faces discrimination for being a Korean migrant.
Between 1939 and 1945, the Japanese government brought 700,000-800,000 Koreans to work in Japan. Over 200,000 ethnic Koreans fought for the Japanese empire. By 1945, the number of Koreans peaked at approximately 2 million. Many Koreans in Japan suffered war-related injuries and deaths (approximately 239,000 according to some scholars).
Jan 23, 2022 · Kim Myong-chol, 70, an ethnic Korean who has spent his entire life in Japan, agrees that tensions are rising. “Japanese have a special feeling of superiority over Koreans,” he said. “Many of ...
Discrimination. Racism in Japan (レイシズム, reishizumu) comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are held by various people and groups in Japan, and have been reflected in discriminatory laws, practices and action (including violence) at various times in the history of Japan against racial or ethnic groups.
