Representations of Zainichi Koreans in Japanese Media: The Case of The Japan Times 2000–2014

• Authors: Arvydas Kumpis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Zainichi Koreans are Korean nationals, permanently living in Japan without holding Japanese citizenship. Their living conditions there have been difficult from the very beginning, dating back to 1910. Since then, various myths and stereotypes were created about Zainichi Koreans. What is more interesting, media has been playing an important role in spreading information about them and creating a specific image about this ethnic minority in Japan. In order to find out what image of Zainichi Koreans is being created nowadays, articles in Japanese internet news website The Japan Times were used while accomplishing a discourse analysis.

LT

‘Zainichi’ [sk. dzainiči] korėjiečiai yra Pietų arba Šiaurės Korėjos piliečiai, gyvenantys Japonijoje nuolatinių rezidentų teisėmis. Šis statusas jiems dažnai kelia įvairių sunkumų. Žiūrint iš istorinės perspektyvos, Zainichi korėjiečiai susiduria su sunkumais nuo pat jų migracijos į Japoniją pradžios, nuo 1910 m. Nuo tada apie Zainichi korėjiečius buvo kuriami įvairūs mitai, vadovaujamasi stereotipais bei išankstine (neretai klaidinga) nuomone. Nuo tada, kai žiniasklaida tapo visuotinai prieinama bei populiari, jos vaidmuo įvaizdžių kūrime tapo vienu svarbiausiu. XX a. antroje pusėje buvo pradėta vengti tautinių mažumų tematikos Japonijos spaudoje, tačiau pastaruoju metu ši tendencija nyksta. Šiame straipsnyje nagrinėjami dabartinėje Japonijos žiniasklaidoje pateikiami Zainichi korėjiečių įvaizdžiai, jų pateikimo ypatybės bei tendencijos.

Keywords

EN

Zainichi Koreans; media analysis; images

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Journal of Area Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-68

Dates

published

2015-03-01

online

2015-05-15

Contributors

author

Arvydas Kumpis

• VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ijas-2015-0003