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List of Koreans in Japan

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This is a list of notable Zainichi Koreans or notable Japanese people of Korean descent.

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Korean Royal Family

  • Yi Un, the last crown prince of Joseon Korea.

    • Politics and law

  • Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (born in Osaka, ancestral roots in Pohang, North Gyeongsang)
  • Arai Shoukei, politician, House of Representatives
  • Haku Shinkun, politician, House of Councillors
  • Kim Ch'on-hae, leading official of the Japanese Communist Party
  • So Man-sul, North Korean politician, Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, chairman of Chongryon
  • Togo Shigenori, Minister of Foreign Affairs(in 1941), Minister of Greater East Asia(in 1945)

    • Business and economics

  • Takeo Shigemitsu, Founder of the Lotte group.
  • Akio Shigemitsu, the son of Takeo Shigemitsu and Executive Vice President of Lotte
  • Hiroyuki Shigemitsu, the son of Takeo Shigemitsu and Vice President of Lotte USA
  • Yoshitaka Fukuda, President and CEO of Japanese consumer finance companies Aiful
  • Taizo Son, President and Chairman of GungHo, mobile gaming company
  • Masahiro Miki, Founder and CEO of ABC-Mart, Japanese footwear company
  • Han Chang-u, CEO of Maruhan (Japan's largest pachinko operator)
  • Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank

    • Crime

  • Jo Hiroyuki, uyoku assassin
  • Mun Segwang, failed assassin of Park Chung-hee
  • Joji Obara, serial rapist and murderer
  • Kwon Hyi-ro, murderer who brought public attention to discrimination against the Zainichi
  • Sin Gwang-su, North Korean spy, involved in North Korean abductions of Japanese
  • Hayashi Yasuo, of the member in the Aum Shinrikyo. He was to carry out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

    • Yakuza

  • Machii Hisayuki, godfather and founder of the Toa-kai yakuza syndicate
  • Makino Kuniyasu, Yakuza leader of the Matsuba-kai
  • Takayama Tokutaro, godfather of the Aizukotetsu-kai yakuza syndicate
  • Kiyota Jiro, godfather of the Inagawa-kai
  • Hashimoto Hirofumi, godfather of the Kyokushin-Rengo-Kai
  • Yanagawa Jiro, godfather of the Yanagawa-Gumi

    • Academia

  • Kang Sang-jung, political scientist, professor at the Seigakuin University
  • Woo Jang-choon, agricultural scientist and botanist

    • Science and technology

  • Kim Chung Un, developer of tamiflu

    • Literature and poetry

  • Kaneshiro Kazuki, novelist
  • Lee Hoesung, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist
  • Lee Yangji, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist
  • Tachihara Masaaki, novelist
  • Yamanoue no Okura, Man'yō poet
  • Yang Sok-il, novelist
  • Yu Miri, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist

    • Entertainment

  • Hirofumi Arai, actor, third-generation Zainichi North Korean
  • Tomoyasu Hotei, rock guitarist and actor
  • Tsuyoshi Ihara, actor (Letters from Iwo Jima)
  • Yuna Ito, singer, Japanese father and Korean-American mother
  • Jyongri, singer
  • Crystal Kay, singer
  • Hong-Jae Kim, conductor
  • Kim Seikyo, conductor
  • Kim Su-gil, film director and producer
  • Ayumi Lee, as also known as Iconiq, singer, Korean father and second-generation Zainichi Korean mother
  • Sang-il Lee, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director
  • Yusaku Matsuda, actor, Japanese father and third-generation Zainichi Korean
  • Ryuhei Matsuda, actor, He is the son of Yusaku Matsuda. His mother is Japanese.
  • Shota Matsuda, actor, He is the son of Yusaku Matsuda. His mother is Japanese.
  • Kaho Minami, actress
  • Harumi Miyako, singer
  • Miyavi, musician, Korean father and Japanese mother
  • Kiko Mizuhara, model and actress
  • Romi Park, voice actor
  • Sohee Park, actor
  • Park Pushim, reggae artist
  • Kunihiko Ryo, composer
  • Yoichi Sai, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director
  • Shion, singer
  • Sonim, singer, third-generation Zainichi Korean
  • Tetsuji Tamayama, actor
  • Towa Tei, DJ
  • Gong Teyu, actor
  • Verbal, rapper of M-Flo
  • Akiko Wada, singer,

    • Sports

  • Akiyama Yoshihiro, judoka and mixed martial artist
  • An Chang-rim, South Korean judoka
  • Ahn Young-Hak, North Korean football player
  • Arai Takahiro, professional baseball player
  • Hayakawa Ren, archer and bronze medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Hayakawa Nami, archer at 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Morimoto Hichori, professional baseball player
  • Harimoto Isao, professional baseball player
  • Hiyama Shinjiro, professional baseball player
  • Jong Tae-Se, North Korean football player
  • Kaneda Masaichi, professional baseball player
  • Kinjoh Tatsuhiko, professional baseball player
  • Kanemoto Tomoaki, professional baseball player
  • Kanemoto Koji, pro-wrestler
  • Kanemura Kouhiro, pro-wrestler
  • Kim Chae-Hwa, South Korean figure skater
  • Kim Jong-Song, North Korean football player
  • Kim Jung-ya, South Korean football player
  • Kim Yong-Gwi, South Korean football player
  • Kim Seong-Yong, North Korean football player
  • Kin Taiei, mixed martial artist
  • Kunimoto Keisuke, race car driver
  • Lee Tadanari, professional football player
  • Maeda Akira, pro-wrestler
  • Maenoyama Taro, sumo wrestler
  • Masutatsu Oyama, karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, also known as Choi Bae-dal
  • Matsui Akiyoshi, President of Kyokushin kaikan
  • Momota Mitsuhiro, pro-wrestler, also known as Rikidozan
  • Momota Mitsuo, pro-wrestler
  • Okayama Kazunari, professional football player
  • Ōyama Masutatsu, martial arts expert, founder of Kyokushin kaikan
  • Shokei Matsui, current president of Kyokshin kaikan
  • Ri Han-Jae, North Korean football player
  • Rikidōzan, wrestler
  • Ryang Gyu-Sa, North Korean football player
  • Ryang Yong-Gi, North Korean football player
  • Ryouji Sai, pro-wrestler
  • Tamarikidō Hideki, sumo wrestler
  • Tokuyama Masamori, professional boxer, former WBC super flyweight champion
  • Tatsuhito Takaiwa, pro-wrestler
  • Yoshida Mitsu, pro-wrestler, also known as Riki Choshu

    • References

    List of Koreans in Japan Wikipedia
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