Privileges for Koreans in Japan (7/15)
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Military Service
In South Korea, the four major obligations of citizens are national defense, tax payment, education, and work. Military service, particularly in the area of national defense, is considered the "most important and sacred duty" for Korean men. Therefore, stricter restrictions are expected for overseas Koreans. While Koreans living in Japan who have naturalized to Japan are exempt from military service because they no longer have Korean nationality, "Korean residents in Japan who maintain their Korean nationality" are treated "basically the same as those who have emigrated to other countries."[46] Second-generation Korean men residing overseas are exempt from military service even if they engage in profit-making activities such as employment or business start-ups in South Korea or remain in the country for an extended period of time.
However, those who return to South Korea with the intention of permanent residence or who "reside in South Korea with Korean resident registration" are subject to military service.[47] Incidentally, the term "second-generation overseas Koreans" in relation to military service also includes second-generation or later Korean nationals, such as "third-generation residents in Japan."[48]
There is a "second-generation overseas Korean" system, which exempts those who left Korea before the age of six to live abroad, those born outside Korea, those who "lived outside Korea until the age of 17 and acquired Korean citizenship or permanent residency," and those who have attended elementary, middle, or high school in Korea for three years or less from military service. According to the Kanagawa branch of the Korean Residents Union, second-generation overseas Koreans between the ages of 25 and 37 are warned that they will be subject to military service obligations if they obtain a "second-generation overseas Korean" stamp in their passport at a Korean embassy or consulate overseas before entering or leaving Korea.[49] Furthermore, even if they have completed the procedures for overseas Korean nationality, if they stay in Korea for a total of three years or more between the ages of 18 and 37, or if they stay in Korea for a total of 90 days between the ages of 7 and 17, they are not considered second-generation overseas Koreans and are subject to military service obligations.[50] In North Korea, both overseas Koreans and the children of returnees from overseas are exempt from military service in peacetime.[51] As of 2021, the Military Service Act Enforcement Decree stipulates that "anyone who resides in South Korea for three years or more is obligated to serve in the military." Related groups have called for changes to this law, such as an "alternative military service system," arguing that military life would be difficult for people whose native language is not Korean. [52]
Criminal Law
See Special Permanent Residents #Partial Exemption from Deportation Conditions
Special permanent residents are subject to more strict conditions for deportation than other residence statuses. They are sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for more than seven years, and the Minister of Justice determines that Japan's important interests have been harmed.
In his book "Youth at Korean High School: Why We Were Violent," Asahi Shimbun journalist Kim Han-il claims that while attending Korean schools, they repeatedly committed crimes such as assault, assault, and robbery against Japanese people, some even going so far as to steal employees' pay packets for large sums of money. However, even when they were arrested by the police, they and the teacher who called them in tried to shift the subject to a political issue by saying, "It's the Japanese government's fault for forcibly taking us Koreans," and the police officers kept quiet and turned a blind eye.[53]
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