Koreans in Japan (在日éŸ"å›½äººãƒ»åœ¨æ—¥æœ¬æœ é®®äººãƒ»æœ é®®äºº,
Zainichi-Kankoku-jin) 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 distinct group 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 Zainichi Koreans
(在日éŸ"å›½ãƒ»æœ é®®äºº, Zainichi Kankokujin), often known simply as
Zainichi (在日, "Japan resident"), who are the permanent ethnic
Korean 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 "Zainichi" itself means a foreign
citizen "staying in Japan" and implies temporary residence.
Nevertheless, the term "Zainichi Korean" is used to describe settled
permanent residents of Japan, both those who have retained either
their Joseon or North Korean/South Korean nationalities and even
sometimes, but not always, includes Japanese citizens of Korean
descent who acquired Japanese nationality by naturalization or by
birth from one or both parents who have Japanese citizenship.In 2014,
there were over 855,725 ethnic Koreans resident in Japan. According to
the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 453,096 South
Koreans and 32,461 Koreans(æœ é®®äºº, ChÅ sen-jin) (those "Koreans" do
not necessarily have the North Korean nationality) are registered in
2016.
Zainichi-Kankoku-jin) 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 distinct group 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 Zainichi Koreans
(在日éŸ"å›½ãƒ»æœ é®®äºº, Zainichi Kankokujin), often known simply as
Zainichi (在日, "Japan resident"), who are the permanent ethnic
Korean 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 "Zainichi" itself means a foreign
citizen "staying in Japan" and implies temporary residence.
Nevertheless, the term "Zainichi Korean" is used to describe settled
permanent residents of Japan, both those who have retained either
their Joseon or North Korean/South Korean nationalities and even
sometimes, but not always, includes Japanese citizens of Korean
descent who acquired Japanese nationality by naturalization or by
birth from one or both parents who have Japanese citizenship.In 2014,
there were over 855,725 ethnic Koreans resident in Japan. According to
the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 453,096 South
Koreans and 32,461 Koreans(æœ é®®äºº, ChÅ sen-jin) (those "Koreans" do
not necessarily have the North Korean nationality) are registered in
2016.
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