Going "home": why 87,000 Zainichi Koreans moved from Japan to North Korea



Evergreen Going “home”: why 87,000 Zainichi Koreans moved from Japan to North Korea From 1959 to 1984, thousands of Koreans in Japan were promised a better life in the DPRK, only to be met with suffering Markus Bell February 5, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun The last ten years have seen unprecedented pressure put on North Korea for alleged human rights abuses, from the international community, civic groups, and from individual North Koreans to have escaped the DPRK. But condemnation of one of the world’s most closed countries, and the international mobilization of activist groups demanding justice for ordinary North Koreans, has precedent in the early years of the DPRK’s existence. The last ten years have seen unprecedented pressure put on North Korea for alleged human rights abuses, from the international community, civic groups, and from individual North Koreans to have escaped the DPRK. But condemnation of one of the world’s most closed countries, and the international mobilization of activist groups demanding justice for ordinary North Koreans, has precedent in the early years of the DPRK’s existence. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Going “home”: why 87,000 Zainichi Koreans moved from Japan to North Korea

From 1959 to 1984, thousands of Koreans in Japan were promised a better life in the DPRK, only to be met with suffering

Markus Bell February 5, 2020

Going “home”: why 87,000 Zainichi Koreans moved from Japan to North Korea

Rodong Sinmun

The last ten years have seen unprecedented pressure put on North Korea for alleged human rights abuses, from the international community, civic groups, and from individual North Koreans to have escaped the DPRK.

But condemnation of one of the world’s most closed countries, and the international mobilization of activist groups demanding justice for ordinary North Koreans, has precedent in the early years of the DPRK’s existence.