Chongryon
Sign in to saveThe General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, abbreviated as '''''' () or , is one of two main organisations for Zainichi Koreans (Korean citizens or residents of Japan), the other being Mindan. It has close ties to North Korea and functions as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan, as there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. The organisation is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and there are prefectural and regional head offices and branches throughout Japan.
Key facts
- Organisation.name
- General Association of Korean Residents in Japan
- Organisation.image
- Chongryon HQ Tokyo.jpg
- Organisation.caption
- Former headquarters of Chongryon, Chiyoda, Tokyo
- Organisation.abbreviation
- Chongryon, Chōsen Sōren
- Organisation.predecessor
- Minsen
- Organisation.type
- NGO
- Organisation.location
- Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- Organisation.region_served
- Japan
- Organisation.language
- Korean, Japanese
- Organisation.leader_title
- Chairman
- Organisation.leader_name
- Ho Jong-man
- Organisation.leader_title2
- First Vice-Chairman
- Organisation.leader_name2
- Pak Ku-ho
- Organisation.leader_title3
- Vice-Chairman
- Organisation.leader_name3
- Nam Sung-woo, Bai Jin-ku, Jo Il-yon, Song Kun-hak, So Chung-on, Kang Chu-ryon
- Organisation.key_people
- Han Duk-su, founder
- Organisation.main_organ
- General Assembly
- Organisation.parent_organisation
- United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Background and history
- Ideology
- Membership
- Official activities
- Korean schools
- American student exchange program
- Tensions with Japan, legal issues and illegal activities
- Recent developments
- Chongryon affiliates
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, abbreviated as '''''' () or , is one of two main organisations for Zainichi Koreans (Korean citizens or residents of Japan), the other being Mindan. It has close ties to North Korea and functions as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan, as there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. The organisation is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and there are prefectural and regional head offices and branches throughout Japan.
Mindan, officially the Korean Residents Union in Japan, contrastingly consists of Zainichi Koreans who have adopted South Korean nationality. As of 2018, among 610,000 Korean residents in Japan who have not adopted Japanese nationality, 25 percent are affiliated with the Chongryon, and 65 percent are affiliated with Mindan. As of 2016, PSIA reported that Chongryon had 70,000 members.
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1955 establishments in JapanAnti-Japanese sentiment in North KoreaAnti-North Korean sentiment in JapanChongryonCoordinates not on WikidataDe facto embassiesDiaspora organizations of political partiesIdentity politics in JapanIdentity politics in KoreaJapan–North Korea relationsOrganizations banned under the National Security Act (South Korea)