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Koreans are the largest minority ethnic group in Japan, yet they have almost no presence in Japanese productions, especially in anime and manga, while the Chinese, who are far less numerous, appear fairly frequently (perhaps because [[Anime Chinese Girl|some Chinese]] [[Qipao|traditional women's clothing]] is form-fitting and revealing).
People of Korean descent number about 900,000 in Japan. Some choose to become naturalized Japanese citizens, thus making subsequent offspring Japanese citizens by birth. Ethnic Koreans who choose not to obtain Japanese citizenship are called ''Zainichi'', and the popular stereotype is that they are singers or entertainers (many of the most famous individuals are). Many of those who came from [[North Korea]] remained loyal to its regime; the group which represents their interests, the Ch'ongryŏn, is a controversial topic in Japanese politics. Despite their low population, 30% of [[Yakuza]] consist of ethnic Koreans, which hardly helps their acceptance.
Japan and both North and South Korea have long had a tense relationship, as Japan [[Imperial Japan|conquered Korea in the early 20th century and ruled it with an iron fist for more than thirty years]] while actively trying to [[Culture Police|destroy its culture and language]]. A lot of Japanese discriminate against Koreans even today while downplaying, or outright denying, the brutality of the Japanese conquest and occupation of Korea but despite all that, there was a surge of popularity of Korean entertainment in the mid 2000s [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|(they certainly love BoA)]].
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