[학술논문] Dilemmas of Re-entry Permission: Japan’s Border Control System during Détente in the Cold War

This paper elucidates the purpose behind the re-entry permission granted by the Minister of Justice in Japan to Zainichi Koreans who had Chosen (in English the Korean peninsula) nationality. By analyzing the complex triangular relationship among Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), this study elaborates that the key objective in Japan’s...

[학술논문] The UN Commission of Inquiry on North Korean Human Rights Report and Zainichi’s Human Rights Campaign

... Zainichi's human rights campaign against the DPRK intensified after the release of the UNCOI report. Kawasaki Eiko, a Zainichi and representative of NGO Modumoija, filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against the DPRK, claiming that the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to the DPRK during the Cold War violated international law. This study, therefore, suggests that Zainichi's...