재일동포 모국귀환 고찰: 해방 전후 모국귀환과 북송 귀환을 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences and meanings of Koreans in Japan's return to their home country and return to North Korea before and after liberation in 1945. The research results are as follows. First, for Koreans in Japan to return to their home countries around 1945, a total of 1.3 million people returned, including about 900,000 officially returning and 400,000 officially and unofficial returnees. Second, the push factors that caused the return to North Korea were the anticipation of the expulsion of troublesome beings from Japan, the discrimination and alienation of Koreans in Japan by Japanese society, and the political and economic turmoil of Korea caused by Japanese media. The pull factors were the political and economic turmoil in the late 1950s, the collapse of the Seungman Rhee regime due to the 4∙19 student movement around 1960, and rumors of North Korean-led reunification spread to the Korean-Japanese society centered on Chongryon. Third, the return to North Korea led to the division of the Korean-Japanese society through the formation of the Mindan and Chongryon of the Korean-Japanese society, the Korean War in 1950, and the return of the Koreans to North Korea. In conclusion, it can be pointed out that returning to North Korea is a big problem in that it lacks indispensable suction factors for immigrants in that it is immigration to unfamiliar places for Koreans in Japan. Currently, interest in repatriation to North Korea is increasing, and I hope that many follow-up studies dealing with this will emerge.