Also known as Korean Residents Union in Japan
Mindan (, Hanja: 民團), or the Korean Residents Union in Japan (, ), is one of two main organizations for Koreans living in Japan, the other being Chongryon. Mindan has ties to South Korea and was established in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, among the 610,000 Korean residents in Japan who have not become naturalized Japanese citizens, 65% are members of Mindan, and another 25% are members of Chongryon.
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Mindan (, Hanja: 民團), or the Korean Residents Union in Japan (, ), is one of two main organizations for Koreans living in Japan, the other being Chongryon. Mindan has ties to South Korea and was established in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, among the 610,000 Korean residents in Japan who have not become naturalized Japanese citizens, 65% are members of Mindan, and another 25% are members of Chongryon.
Mindan members prefer the modern South Korean term to be used when discussing Korea. Chongryon members, some of whom are North Korean fellow travellers, prefer the older term . Because Chōsen was the Korean term used during the Japanese rule of Korea and North Korea does not recognize Kankoku, this causes enmity between the groups.
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在日本大韓民国民団
民団は1946年に創立され、在日同胞の法的地位確立と民生安定、文化向上、国際親善と祖国の発展、平和統一の実現を方針に掲げ、在日同胞が民族のプライドを持って堂々と生きていくために、数多くの運動・事業を総力で展開しています。
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