ChÅ sen-seki (æœ é®®ç± , "Korean domicile") is an alternative
nationality assigned to ethnic Koreans in Japan who have neither
Japanese nor South Korean citizenship. This nationality is imputed to
North Korean residents in Japan, as the Japanese government does not
recognize North Korea as a country.This non-conventional category does
not have effective representation in the government.ChÅ sen-seki is a
convention made by the Japanese government to register Korean
residents in Japan shortly after the Surrender of Japan as if they had
been stateless. The Korean people originally had Japanese citizenship
during the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. However, their
Japanese citizenship was later revoked by Japanese government, after
Japan surrendered and gave up sovereignty over Korea, first
practically in 1947 under Edict of Foreigner Registration (ja) of
Allied Occupied Japan, then finally and formally, in 1952 in
consequence of San Francisco Treaty.In 1947, Koreans were still
technically of Japanese citizenship although, Edict of Foreigner
Registration Article 11 told to consider them as foreigners. Hence,
the Koreans who then resided in Japan were registered as "of ChÅ sen"
according to their geographical origin as substitution of nationality.
Since 1950s, after the foundation of South Korea in 1948 and its
diplomatic actions to the Allied and later Japan, those Koreans have
been able to reprocess their foreigner registration in Japan as South
Korean nationals willingly. On the other hand, Koreans either who have
been affiliated to North Korea or who have not renewed their
registration data, they have remained in ChÅ sen-seki, in Japan
practically as stateless.
nationality assigned to ethnic Koreans in Japan who have neither
Japanese nor South Korean citizenship. This nationality is imputed to
North Korean residents in Japan, as the Japanese government does not
recognize North Korea as a country.This non-conventional category does
not have effective representation in the government.ChÅ sen-seki is a
convention made by the Japanese government to register Korean
residents in Japan shortly after the Surrender of Japan as if they had
been stateless. The Korean people originally had Japanese citizenship
during the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. However, their
Japanese citizenship was later revoked by Japanese government, after
Japan surrendered and gave up sovereignty over Korea, first
practically in 1947 under Edict of Foreigner Registration (ja) of
Allied Occupied Japan, then finally and formally, in 1952 in
consequence of San Francisco Treaty.In 1947, Koreans were still
technically of Japanese citizenship although, Edict of Foreigner
Registration Article 11 told to consider them as foreigners. Hence,
the Koreans who then resided in Japan were registered as "of ChÅ sen"
according to their geographical origin as substitution of nationality.
Since 1950s, after the foundation of South Korea in 1948 and its
diplomatic actions to the Allied and later Japan, those Koreans have
been able to reprocess their foreigner registration in Japan as South
Korean nationals willingly. On the other hand, Koreans either who have
been affiliated to North Korea or who have not renewed their
registration data, they have remained in ChÅ sen-seki, in Japan
practically as stateless.
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