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{{Short description|Advocacy group for Koreans in Japan}}
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!style="background: #ccf" colspan=2 align="center"|Mintohren
| title = Mintohren
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| japanese_header = Short name in Japanese
| [[Hangul]]
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| kanji = 民闘連
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| 민투련
| kana = みんとうれん
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| romaji = Mintōren
| [[Hanja]]
| japanese_header2 = Long name in Japanese
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| 民闘連
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| kanji2 = 民族差別と闘う連絡協議会
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| kana2 = みんぞくさべつとたたかうれんらくきょうぎかい
| [[Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised]]
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| romaji2 = Minzoku Sabetsu to Tatakau Renraku Kyōgikai
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| Minturyeon
| korean_header = Short name in Korean
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| hangul = 민투련
| [[McCune-Reischauer]]
| hanja = 民闘連
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| Minturyŏn
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| rr = Minturyeon
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| mr = Minturyŏn
| [[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[rōmaji]]
| korean_header2 = Long name in Korean
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| Mintōren
| hangul2 = 민족차별과 투쟁하는 연결협의회
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| hanja2 = 民族差別과 鬪爭하는 連絡協議會
!style="background: #ccf" colspan=2 align="center"|Long name in Japanese
| rr2 = Minjok Chabyeolgwa Tujaenghaneun Yeon'gyeol Hyeop'euihoe
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| mr2 = Minjok Ch'abyŏlgwa T'ujaenghanŭn Yŏn'gyŏl Hyŏp'ŭihoe
| [[Kanji]]
| ibox-order = ja, ko1, ko4, ko3}}
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| 民族差別と闘う連絡協議会
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| [[Rōmaji]]
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| Minzoku Sabetsu to Tatakau Renraku Kyōgikai
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| Literal meaning
| Coordinated Conference for Fighting Against Racial Discrimination
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'''Mintohren''', also '''Mintōren''', is a grass-roots movement created by young [[Zainichi Koreans]] to combat ethnic discrimination by encouraging a [[multicultural]] and positive approach to integration of Koreans into Japanese society. The movement started in the 1970s as a joint effort of three groups: Mukuge no Kai, founded in 1972 in [[Osaka]], Tokkabi Kodomo Kai, founded in 1974 in [[Osaka]], and Seikyu Sha, founded in 1974 in [[Tokyo]].<ref name=Fukuoka>{{cite journal|last=Fukuoka|first=Yasunori|coauthors=Tsujiyama, Yukiko; John G. Russell (translator)|title=MINTOHREN: Young Koreans Against Ethnic Discrimination in Japan|journal=The Bulletin of Chiba College of Health Science|volume=10|issue=2|date=1992|pages=147-62|url=http://www.han.org/a/fukuoka92.html}}</ref>
The {{Nihongo|'''Young Koreans Against Ethnic Discrimination in Japan'''|民族差別と闘う連絡協議会|lead=yes}}, abbreviated as '''Mintohren''' or '''Mintōren''', is a grass-roots movement created by young [[Koreans in Japan]] ("Zainichi Koreans") to combat ethnic discrimination by encouraging a [[multicultural]] and positive approach to integration of Koreans into Japanese society.


The movement started in the 1970s as a joint effort of three groups: Mukuge no Kai, founded by [[Lee Kyung-jae]] in 1972 in [[Osaka]], Tokkabi Kodomo Kai, founded in 1974 in [[Osaka]], and Seikyu Sha, founded in 1974 in [[Tokyo]]. In 1985, they began a campaign in [[Takatsuki]], [[Osaka Prefecture]] which resulted in the establishment of a division in the city board of education devoted exclusively to education for ethnic Koreans, and the elimination of the requirement that city employees hold [[Japanese nationality law|Japanese nationality]].<ref name="Fukuoka">{{cite journal|last=Fukuoka|first=Yasunori |author2=Tsujiyama, Yukiko |translator=John G. Russell |title=MINTOHREN: Young Koreans Against Ethnic Discrimination in Japan|journal=The Bulletin of Chiba College of Health Science|volume=10|issue=2|date=1992|pages=147–62|url=http://www.han.org/a/fukuoka92.html}}</ref> They also played an important role in the 1980s struggle against the requirement that all foreign residents, including [[Special Permanent Resident (Japan)|Special Permanent Resident]]s like the Zainichi Koreans, give their fingerprints to police; they organised refusers from different parts of Japan, as well as providing information and increasing awareness of their campaign.<ref name="Ryang">{{cite book|last=Ryang|first=Sonia|title=[[Koreans in Japan: Critical Voices from the Margin]]|publisher=Routledge|date=2000|pages=77–78|isbn=0-415-21999-X}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{reflist}}


In contrast to the [[South Korea]]n-affiliated [[Mindan]] and [[North Korea]]n-affiliated [[Chongryon]], Mintohren emphasises local identities and issues, and rejects the idea that Zainichi Koreans are foreigners with a homeland in Korea and should concern themselves with problems of Korean politics. Instead, they highlight the fact that Zainichi Koreans were born and raised in Japan and intend to continue to make it their home.<ref name="Fukuoka"/><ref name="Ryang"/>
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==External links==

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*[http://www.kyy.saitama-u.ac.jp/~fukuoka/index.html Yasunori Fukuoka's English homepage]
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}


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== External links ==
{{Japan-stub}}
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* [http://www.kyy.saitama-u.ac.jp/~fukuoka/index.html Yasunori Fukuoka's English homepage]


[[Category:1970s establishments]]
[[Category:1970s establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Non-governmental organizations]]
[[Category:Social movements in Japan]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Japan]]
[[Category:Zainichi Korean organizations]]
[[Category:Japanese-Korean relations]]
[[Category:Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan]]
[[Category:Minority rights]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 23 June 2024

Mintohren
Short name in Japanese
Kanji民闘連
Kanaみんとうれん
Transcriptions
RomanizationMintōren
Long name in Japanese
Kanji民族差別と闘う連絡協議会
Kanaみんぞくさべつとたたかうれんらくきょうぎかい
Transcriptions
RomanizationMinzoku Sabetsu to Tatakau Renraku Kyōgikai
Short name in Korean
Hangul민투련
Hanja民闘連
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationMinturyeon
McCune–ReischauerMinturyŏn
Long name in Korean
Hangul민족차별과 투쟁하는 연결협의회
Hanja民族差別과 鬪爭하는 連絡協議會
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationMinjok Chabyeolgwa Tujaenghaneun Yeon'gyeol Hyeop'euihoe
McCune–ReischauerMinjok Ch'abyŏlgwa T'ujaenghanŭn Yŏn'gyŏl Hyŏp'ŭihoe

The Young Koreans Against Ethnic Discrimination in Japan (Japanese: 民族差別と闘う連絡協議会), abbreviated as Mintohren or Mintōren, is a grass-roots movement created by young Koreans in Japan ("Zainichi Koreans") to combat ethnic discrimination by encouraging a multicultural and positive approach to integration of Koreans into Japanese society.

The movement started in the 1970s as a joint effort of three groups: Mukuge no Kai, founded by Lee Kyung-jae in 1972 in Osaka, Tokkabi Kodomo Kai, founded in 1974 in Osaka, and Seikyu Sha, founded in 1974 in Tokyo. In 1985, they began a campaign in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture which resulted in the establishment of a division in the city board of education devoted exclusively to education for ethnic Koreans, and the elimination of the requirement that city employees hold Japanese nationality.[1] They also played an important role in the 1980s struggle against the requirement that all foreign residents, including Special Permanent Residents like the Zainichi Koreans, give their fingerprints to police; they organised refusers from different parts of Japan, as well as providing information and increasing awareness of their campaign.[2]

In contrast to the South Korean-affiliated Mindan and North Korean-affiliated Chongryon, Mintohren emphasises local identities and issues, and rejects the idea that Zainichi Koreans are foreigners with a homeland in Korea and should concern themselves with problems of Korean politics. Instead, they highlight the fact that Zainichi Koreans were born and raised in Japan and intend to continue to make it their home.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fukuoka, Yasunori; Tsujiyama, Yukiko (1992). "MINTOHREN: Young Koreans Against Ethnic Discrimination in Japan". The Bulletin of Chiba College of Health Science. 10 (2). Translated by John G. Russell: 147–62.
  2. ^ a b Ryang, Sonia (2000). Koreans in Japan: Critical Voices from the Margin. Routledge. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0-415-21999-X.
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