| Summary/Abstract |
This article explores the history and theoretical implications of Korea-phobia in Japan, focusing on hate incidents such as a demonstration by the Zaitokukai group which hoisted flags and blasted hate speech through a loudspeaker at an elementary school for Korean children in Kyoto in 2009. An analysis of such speech reveals that these actions are not so new, and instead rely on what we might call the historical layers of Korea-phobia in Japan. Korea-phobia in contemporary Japan must be understood from a historical perspective that traces anti-Korean racism back to the opening decade of the twentieth century when Japan seized Korea as a colony.
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