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Originally Posted by Nyororin
I don`t know for certain, but I imagine it`s similar to others with PR. You register your baby when it is born with the proper authorities - and a visa is granted.
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It works like this: there are two groups representing the Koreans living in Japan: Mindan and Souren.
Mindan* represents South Korea and
Souren** represents North Korea. And that was before 1965, the official date of restoring Korea-Japan diplomatic relation. Both of them give passports and citizenships to their associated Koreans living in Japan. And it's illegal for a Mindan Korean to marry a Souren Korean, and vice versa.
On the top of that, there's the other
newborn South Korean-based organization for long-term South Korean residents in Japan. Now this group is to address the needs that Mindan couldn't do because there is a growing number of post-1965 South Koreans who still affiliate with South Korea directly. It's called
Rengoukai***.
*official name in English: Korean Citizen Group of Japan (Zainihon Daikanminkoku Mindan)
**official name in English: General Association of Korean Residents of Japan (Zainihon Chousenjin Sourengoukai)
***official name in English: Association of Korean Residents of Japan (Zainichi Kankokujin Rengoukai)
CF: Not to mention there is a steady increase of Koreans with Chinese citizenships and passports in Japan because Chinese companies sometimes prefer Koreans to work at their Japanese branch offices for the sake of cultural similarities.
Korean-related Japanese politics is interesting, I could say.