재일코리안 제노포비아와 제노사이드의 사이 - 재특회(在特会)의 헤이트스피치를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the background of the emergence of Zaitokukai, focusing on the social and political background, and based on this, examine the activities of hate speech, a type of xenophobia, the process of legal response, and the impact on the Japanese-Korean society in Japan. As for the research method, the social and political background of the emergence of Zaitokukai was examined through literature research, and countermeasures were examined through specific examples of activities of Zaitokukai. The results of the study are as follows. First, in the social background of the appearance of the Zaitokukai, there is a process in which the hatred of foreigners in Japan is converted into Koreans in Japan. The Zaitokukai emerged in Japanese society claiming that the special permanent residence status of Koreans in Japan, subsidies for Chosun schools, and basic livelihood protection were regarded as privileges in Japan and would not be tolerated. Second, the political background of the emergence of Zaitokukai coincided with the emergence of right-wing groups in Japan in the late 2000’s. Third, the direct impact of the Zaitokukai activities led to the exclusion of the Chosun school free high school system and the attack on the Kyoto Chosun School. In response to these activities, a counter (opposition movement) participated by Japanese civic groups appeared, civic solidarity activities, and the enactment of ordinances by local governments. In conclusion, the activities of the Zaitokukai are aimed at reducing the risk society that can lead to genocide of Koreans in Japan when Japanese society panics, similar to the genocide committed by the 'Great Kanto Earthquake' that occurred on September 1, 1923, about 100 years ago. It is necessary to further strengthen research and interest in hate speech in the future.