| ID | 078020 |
| Title Proper | Sad Legacy of the Repatriation Program |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hidenori, Sakanaka ; Wolson, Chon |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | From 1959 through 1984, some 93,340 Korean nationals and family members moved from Japan to North Korea under the latter's repatriation program. They had been fed a diet of propaganda depicting North Korea as a paradise, but the actual conditions they faced were harsh, and many were subsequently imprisoned on suspicions of insufficient loyalty to the regime. Some of the Korean men who repatriated were accompanied by their Japanese wives; these women, along with their offspring, suffered the most cruel treatment of all |
| `In' analytical Note | Japan Echo Vol. 34, No.1; Feb 2007: p25-29 |
| Journal Source | Japan Echo vol. 34, 1 (01/02/2007) |
| Key Words | Japan ; Korea |