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December 07, 2024
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Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan

New book explores impact of people from what became North Korea and how they navigated between Japan and the peninsula

Koreans have contributed to the history of Japan since prehistoric times, and that extends to the modern era and the peninsula’s division into North and South.

In a new book, the prolific chronicler of Japan Robert Whiting turns his attention to these outsiders and their unheralded role in a country often perceived as an ethnic and cultural monolith.

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