After Japans annexation of Korea in 1910, thousands of Koreans migrated into Japan seeking…

After Japans annexation of Korea in 1910, thousands of
Koreans migrated into Japan seeking employment. Following the great 1923 Kanto
earthquake in Japan, it was rumored that Koreans were poisoning water supplies.
Mob violence left some 6,000 Koreans dead. Later, between 1939 and 1945, more
Koreans were forced by the Japanese government to migrate to work in mines
(Weiner, 1994). During World War II, the Koreans in Japan were forced to become
Japanese nationals. Japans surrender to the Allied Forces brought an end to
the annexation of Korea, and the majority of Koreans who had been

After Japans annexation of Korea in 1910, thousands of
Koreans migrated into Japan seeking employment. Following the great 1923 Kanto
earthquake in Japan, it was rumored that Koreans were poisoning water supplies.
Mob violence left some 6,000 Koreans dead. Later, between 1939 and 1945, more
Koreans were forced by the Japanese government to migrate to work in mines
(Weiner, 1994). During World War II, the Koreans in Japan were forced to become
Japanese nationals. Japans surrender to the Allied Forces brought an end to
the annexation of Korea, and the majority of Koreans who had been brought to
Japan under forced immigration returned to Korea, but some 500,000 to 600,000
remained in Japan (Fukuoka, 1996).