Mindan

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Korean Residents Union in Japan
Hangul:	재일본대한민국민단
Hanja:	在日本大韓民國民團
Revised Romanization:	Jae Ilbon Daehanmingung Mindan
McCune-Reischauer:	Chae Ilbon Taehanmingung Mindan

Mindan, or the Korean Residents Union in Japan, is the name of an organization for Koreans living in Japan, which has ties to South Korea. Mindan was established in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, among 610,000 Korean residents in Japan, 65 percent are members of Mindan, and 35 percent are members of Chongryon, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, allied with North Korea.

[edit] See also

• Korean people
• Koreatown
• Zainichi Koreans
• Ethnic issues in Japan

[edit] External links

• Korean Residents Union in Japan (MINDAN) (Korean, Japanese, English)
• History of Mindan (English)
• Online Newspaper covering Zainichi Korean and Mindan (English)
• Republic of Korea(ROK) Embassy in Japan (Korean / Japanese)