KOREANS IN THE JAPANESE ETHNO-CULTURAL EXPANSE

Abstract

Japanese Koreans, among whom there is a highly qualified personnel, are employed mainly in the service sector, since because of their ethnicity, it is impossible for Koreans to obtain the Japanese citizenship. They are forced to combat for the Japanese citizenship, while defending their right to preserve the Korean ethnic identity. Phenotypically, it is difficult to tell a Korean from a Japanese. That is why discrimination against Koreans in Japan is based not on race but on ethnicity. In order to resist the micro-aggression, Japanese Koreans accept Japanese names and surnames, being forced to hide their Korean origin. The Japanese society will be open to minorities, but it is naïve to expect it to become open in the near future.