Mindan
| Association of Koreans in Japan | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 在 日本 大韓民国 民 団 |
| Rōmaji after Hepburn | Zai-Nihon Daikan Minkoku Mindan |
| Korean name | |
| Hangeul | 재일본 대한민국 민단 |
| Hanja | 在 日本 大韓民國 民 團 |
| Revised Romanization | Jae ilbon daehan minguk mindan |
| McCune-Reischauer | Chae Ilbon Taehan Min'guk Mindan |
Mindan Recruiting Center to Support the South Korean Army in the Korean War (1950)
Mindan is an association of Koreans living in Japan who feel connected to South Korea . It was founded in Tokyo on October 3, 1946 and claims to have about half a million members (out of a total of 600,000–700,000 Koreans in Japan ).
The Mindan is the counterpart to Chōsen Sōren ( Kor. Ch'ongryŏn ), the association of Koreans living in Japan who have stronger ties to North Korea . These and Mindan compete bitterly with each other, with cultural and political events, with music meetings, folk festivals, home visits, tea rooms, restaurants and club bars, with newspapers, kindergartens and schools of all categories up to the university.
Web links
- Official site (English, Japanese, Korean)
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- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Mindan
