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The Han World - Korean Residents in Japan
Website documenting life of Koreans in Japan, current problems, studies on life in Japan, and promotes better understanding between cultures. Site in English, Japanese, and Korean languages.

"Japanese" and "Non-Japanese"
Saitama academic's paper on how Japanese define themselves.

The Self-Identities of Zainichi Koreans
Essay on the history, culture and identity of long-term Korean residents of Japan.

Invisible Minorities? Ethnicity, Film, and Literature in Postwar Japan and Germany
Compares and contrasts minority life in Japan and Germany as expressed through the arts.

Koreans in Japan and the United States
Documents "Attitudes Toward Achievement And Authority" and contrasts attitudes of young Koreans in Japan and the U.S. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute
Information aimed to eliminate discrimination, particularly for the Buraku problem in Japan.

Japan File: Koreans in Kansai
Report on the Koreans in Kansai and a successful attempt to create changes within their community.

Kyoto Ijin: Nadamoto Masahisa
Interview of researcher on origins and current status of Buraku in Japan.

Shijo Tsushin
Site for Japanese expatriate children and difficulties they encounter.

Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance
Kansai based group to empower minorities, protect human rights, and support foreigners in Japan.






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