Feb 24, 20232 minBasics for studying Zainichi society 3: How Japanese Officials Viewed Zainichi KoreansI want to introduce three representative books that show how Japanese officials studied and viewed zainichi Koreans in the immediate...
Feb 14, 20231 min"Belief and Ideology" of youth in the age of empireI nearly forgot that I wrote this piece, but someone reminded me. It felt like eternity since I wrote the first draft (I think it was...
Jan 25, 20232 min"How to Address the Racism at the Heart of Japan-South Korea Tensions"An editor at the United States Institute of Peace invited me to write an essay on Japan-South Korean tensions. I felt very grateful for...
Dec 19, 20222 minBasics for studying Zainichi society 2: Newspapers in early postwarRight after August 15, 1945, Koreans living in Japan started publishing hundreds of periodicals. Read Kobayashi Sōmei's book for the...