Mindan, or the Korean Residents Union in Japan(Korean: 재일본대한민국민단, Hanja: 在日本大韓民國民團), is the name of an organization for South Koreans living in Japan, which has ties to South Korea. Mindan was established in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. For North Korean residents in Japan, there is Chongryon, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan. Currently, among 610,000 Korean residents in Japan, 65 percent are the members of Mindan, and 35 percent are the members of Chongryon. Hanja (lit. ... Chongryon (Korean) or Chosen Soren (Jap. ...

Additionally, "Mindan" is the nickname for Daniel Couch, a resident of Edmond, Oklahoma who is the pianist/percussionist/noise-maker for the Oklahoma City-based progressive bands Tyler's Stereo and Cry Of The Benu.

See also

• Korean people
• Koreatown
• Zainichi(Jaeil) Koreans
• Ethnic issues in Japan

Jump to: navigation, search The Korean people (Hangul: 한국인, Hangug-in) are one of the main East Asian ethnic groups. ... Koreatown is a term to describe the Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. ... Zainichi or Jaeil(在日, 재일) is short for Zainichi Kankokujin(South Koreans in Japan, 在日韓国人, 재일한국인) or Zainichi Chosenjin (North Koreans in Japan, 在日朝鮮人, 재일조선인), meaning the Korean residents of Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article deals with the characteristic ethnic issues in Japan that affect Ainu people, Ryukyuan people and immigrant workers (particularly workers from Korea, China, and other Asian countries) and are caused by the socio-cultural history of the country. ...

External links

• Korean Residents Union in Japan (MINDAN) (Korean, Japanese, English)
• Republic of Korea(ROK) Embassy in Japan (Korean / Japanese)