FSI | SPICE - Koreans in Japan
https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/koreans_in_japanAlthough Koreans in Japan prior to World War II suffered racial discrimination and economic exploitation, the Japanese authorities nonetheless counted ethnic Koreans as Japanese nationals and sought to fully assimilate Koreans into Japanese society through Japanese education and the promotion of intermarriage. Following the war, however, the Japanese government defined …
FSI | SPICE - Koreans in Japan
spice.fsi.stanford.edu › docs › koreans_in_japanWhile Korean immigration to Japan prior to World War II was largely voluntary, wartime labor shortages led to enforced migration. Both ethnic Japanese and Koreans colluded in the conscription of Koreans, men and women, to work in factories and mines. Between 1939 and 1945, the Japanese government brought 700,000-800,000 Koreans to work in Japan.
Koreans in Japan - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreans_in_JapanThe modern flow of Koreans to Japan started with the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 and increased dramatically after 1920. During World War II, a large number of Koreans were also conscripted by Japan. Another wave of migration started after South Korea was devastated by the Korean War in the 1950s. Also noteworthy was the large number of refugees from the massacres on Jeju Islandby …
Koreans in Japan - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Koreans_in_JapanIn 2019, there were over 824,977 ethnic Koreans resident in Japan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 426,908 South Koreans and 27,214 Koreans (朝鮮人, Chōsen-jin) (those "Koreans" do not necessarily have the North Korean nationality) are registered in 2020.