Inside North Korea's bubble in Japan
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2017-10-31に共有
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For this episode I found myself embeded with a small community in Japan. They were born there, they speak the language. But they're not Japanese citizens, or even ethnically Japanese - they're North Korean. There's about 150,000 of them living in Japan today, and they've been there for over a century.
This community has close ties with the regime in Pyongyang, which supports them financially (and vice-versa). But more importantly, Pyongyang offers them an identity, a heritage, and cultural legitimacy - things that some elements of Japanese society work to deny them.
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コメント (21)
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It's safe to say I'd rather be a North Korean in Japan then a North Korean in North Korea
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North Korea is like the really cool dad growing up, but you later find out that he did drugs and killed people Edit: Over a full year later, I’m making this edit just to say that this remains my greatest accomplishment.
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Never thought I would heard the term “ultra-nationalist kindergartens”
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I remember watching a documentary about an American eye surgeon and his team who visited N. Korea for a medical mission and operated on citizens with cataract. The people, after they regained there vision, thanked and praised Kim Jong-il and never even thanked the medical team. The documentarist then wondered if they were doing that out of sincere gratitude or extreme fear of the regime.
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I get the schools trying to preserve their Korean culture and identity. But to support a dangerous regime is unacceptable
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Protecting their culture, language is right. Worshipping a dangerous ideology is i don't support.
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"If they love North Korea so much then they should return back there" , saying this sounds racist but no matter what you say it's true. Enjoying the freedom and privileges of living in Japan but staying faithful to a country like NK and turning a blind eye to the atrocities committed by it is pure sedition.
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Kids celebrating their Korean ancestry, culture and identity: I support Kids celebrating a harmful regime and its creator: I don't support
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That guy in the bar is right. At least Japan is not trying to destroy Korean schools. Japan is just not willing to waste the taxpayers' money on an organization that worships a dangerous ideology.
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"how if they build osama bin laden memorial school in the US?" yo, thats hard
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“What about American and Japanese human rights issues” “Many of these are even more serious” “Deal with your problems first before you criticize North Korea” No. Your argument is false. Open the borders, allow freedom of speech, end labor camps, end generational punishments, and stop shooting nukes near your neighbors... Also I’ll criticize America too! You know why??? because criticizing America is the most American thing you can do. Note* I’m not saying America and Japan don’t have problems.
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as a Japanese the problem is the education both Japanese and North Korean receive and media that constantly promotes the hate towards each other. I understand there’s a dark history and it’s never easy for anyone to get over everything completely but we’ve got something better to do than just hating and blaming on every single thing one or the other..
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Let them live in NK for a month, they will change their thinking quickly
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It's much easier to love North Korea when you live in Japan.
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The museum is kind of amazing, you have to admit that. Imagine if every country had something similar, a place to remember everything about the country.
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During their school trip they will probably see the good parts of N.Korea. When they move there, they will probably understand what this country really is like.
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11:37 “Ultra-nationalist” and “kindergarten” are two words I never thought I’d hear in the same sentence
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I’m sure those kids would be REALLY disappointed if they found out the truth about a country they never lived in but are supposed to praise...
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The idea that no country can criticize another unless they themselves are flawless just creates a world where no one can speak up for the victims of human rights violations. We all must hold each other AND our own governments accountable.
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I think the Japanese government should sanction Joseon schools. As a Korean I think that school is abnormal, too.
