Zainichi Korean
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 855,725 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tokyo (Shin-Ōkubo) · Osaka Prefecture | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese · Korean (Zainichi Korean) | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism · Christianity · Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Korean people |
| Holding Japanese nationality | |
|---|---|
| Hangul |
한국계 일본인 조선계 일본인 |
| Hanja |
韓國系日本人 朝鮮系日本人 |
| Revised Romanization |
Hangukgye Ilbonin Joseongye Ilbonin |
| McCune-Reischauer |
Hangukkye Ilbonin Chosŏngye Ilbonin |
| Kanji |
韓国系日本人 朝鮮系日本人 |
| Rōmaji |
Kankokukei Nihonjin Chōsenkei Nihonjin |
| Holding North Korean nationality | |
| Hangul | 재일조선인 |
| Hanja | 在日朝鮮人 |
| Revised Romanization | Jaeil Joseonin |
| McCune-Reischauer | Chae'il Chosŏnin |
| Kanji | 在日朝鮮人 |
| Rōmaji | Zainichi Chōsenjin |
| Holding South Korean nationality | |
| Hangul | 재일한국인 |
| Hanja | 在日韓國人 |
| Revised Romanization | Jaeil Hangugin |
| McCune-Reischauer | Chae'il Hankugin |
| Kanji | 在日韓国人 |
| Rōmaji | Zainichi Kankokujin |
| Regardless of nationality (in Korea) | |
| Hangul | 재일동포/재일교포 |
| Hanja | 在日同胞/在日僑胞 |
| Revised Romanization |
Jaeil Dongpo Jaeil Gyopo |
| McCune-Reischauer |
Chae'il Tongpo Chae'il Kyopo |
| Regardless of nationality (in Japan) | |
| Kanji | 在日コリアン |
| Rōmaji | Zainichi Korian |
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| Kanji | 通名 | ||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 통명 | ||||||
| Hancha | 通名 | ||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Tsūmei |
| Transcriptions | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Tongmyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'ongmyŏng |
Koreans in Japan (在日韓国・朝鮮人 Zainichi-Kankoku-Chōsen-jin) are the ethnic Korean residents of Japan. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in Japan. The majority of Koreans in Japan are Zainichi Koreans, 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.
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 South Korean/North 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.
People from the Korean peninsula have immigrated to Japan since prehistory, but pre-modern immigrants do not form a separate group.
In the ice age, Japan was connected to mainland Asia by at least one land bridge and was peopled by nomads from the mainland (see History of the Japanese people). In late prehistory, in the Iron Age Yayoi period (300 BC to 300 AD), Japanese culture shows some Korean influence, though whether this was accompanied by immigration from Korea is debated (see Origin of the Yayoi people). In the later Kofun period (250–538) and Asuka period (538–710) there was some flow of people from the Korean peninsula, both as immigrants and long-term visitors, notably a number of clans in the Kofun period (see Kofun period#Korean migration). While some families today can ultimately trace their ancestry to the immigrants, they were absorbed into Japanese society and are not considered a distinct group.
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