> Zainichi Koreans of any generation are not citizens
That's a bit of a tautology: if they nationalize, which they can if they wish to, they become citizens and stop being counted as Zainichi. They're also granted a number of privileges (welfare, state pensions etc) as "Special Permanent Residents" not afforded to any other non-citizen residents, although they're still not to vote.
Re:South Korean students flock to Japan
by codedokode on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:30PM
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I think comparison with Israel/Palestine is wrong because Koreans do not explode bombs in Japan.
Also, I don't understand why anyone could dislike Korean people. They didn't invade Japan, and probably they never invaded any country.
And Israelis love Palestinian/Arab hummus. That feeling is not transitive to the Palestinian people.
> There are over 500,000 Koreans living in Japan, many 2nd or 3rd generation, and plenty more naturalized Japanese of Korean descent. If anything, I'd suspect there's a lot more antipathy in Korea towards Japan than the other way around...
Zainichi Koreans of any generation are not citizens and have limited rights in Japan, and can face widespread discrimination if they do not hide their identities/ancestry.