This study is about foundation and authorization of Korea University in Japan. Korea University founded by the pro-North Korean Residents' League in Japan(Chongryon) has been the highest academic institution for national education in April 10, 1956 in Tokyo(東京). More than 14 thousands graduates has been bred up till now. Aims of this study are to examine in the concrete how Korea University was established in Japanese society, and how Korea University was acquired legal authorization of the administrative authorities in the provincial government of Tokyo, Japan. The necessity of establishment of university was; First, compatriots who absolutely want to study needed higher educational institutions at that time. Second, most of students who go to Choseon's school(school for Korean residents in Japan) could not go to Japanese university by discriminative policy from the authorities of Japan. Third, Choseon's students who have a high educational passion demanded university as a higher educational institutions. Moreover associations of Korean residents in Japan was needed fit persons for higher positions to expand their organizations. Establishment of Korea University was accelerated under a concrete plan made by the organization of Chongryon. A temporary buildings for university at the beginning has been transferred to the new institute buildings in Kodaira City(小平市). It was due to the support of educational expenses from North Korea and endeavors of Korean residents in Japan. But after the Korean-Japanese Conference, Choseon's school and Korea University were faced with new crisis. The civil authorities of Japan pushed a bill 「the foreigner school law」 to persist in that national education of Chongryon-Korean residents in Japan was ‘an anti-Japanese education’ and ‘an anti-Establishment educational system to injure profit and security of Japan’. To stand against this, school personnel, students of Korea University and Korean residents in Japan enhanced social cognition for their university. And moreover the conscientious intellects and the citizen groups of Japanese society positively cooperated in authorization movement for Korea University. But politically approbation and opposition in the process of authorization of Korea University became to expand an international issue that the Japanese government and the provincial government of Tokyo, the government and nongovernment party, conservativeness and progress, South Korea and Japan, Japan and North Korea, and South Korea and North Korea were opposed to each other. In spite of opposition by the Korean and Japanese government, Minobe Ryokichi(美濃部亮吉) who was a provincial governor in Tokyo officially authorized Korea University in April 17, 1968 in accordance with the administrative standard, the law of school education, the private institution law on the basis of law concerned. Authorization of Korea University to be accomplished hard was able to verify lawfulness at least and was able to do education activity justifiably as a social system according to the condition of Japanese law.

This study is about foundation and authorization of Korea University in Japan. Korea University founded by the pro-North Korean Residents' League in Japan(Chongryon) has been the highest academic institution for national education in April 10, 1956 in Tokyo(東京). More than 14 thousands graduates has been bred up till now. Aims of this study are to examine in the concrete how Korea University was established in Japanese society, and how Korea University was acquired legal authorization of the administrative authorities in the provincial government of Tokyo, Japan. The necessity of establishment of university was; First, compatriots who absolutely want to study needed higher educational institutions at that time. Second, most of students who go to Choseon's school(school for Korean residents in Japan) could not go to Japanese university by discriminative policy from the authorities of Japan. Third, Choseon's students who have a high educational passion demanded university as a higher educational institutions. Moreover associations of Korean residents in Japan was needed fit persons for higher positions to expand their organizations. Establishment of Korea University was accelerated under a concrete plan made by the organization of Chongryon. A temporary buildings for university at the beginning has been transferred to the new institute buildings in Kodaira City(小平市). It was due to the support of educational expenses from North Korea and endeavors of Korean residents in Japan. But after the Korean-Japanese Conference, Choseon's school and Korea University were faced with new crisis. The civil authorities of Japan pushed a bill 「the foreigner school law」 to persist in that national education of Chongryon-Korean residents in Japan was ‘an anti-Japanese education’ and ‘an anti-Establishment educational system to injure profit and security of Japan’. To stand against this, school personnel, students of Korea University and Korean residents in Japan enhanced social cognition for their university. And moreover the conscientious intellects and the citizen groups of Japanese society positively cooperated in authorization movement for Korea University. But politically approbation and opposition in the process of authorization of Korea University became to expand an international issue that the Japanese government and the provincial government of Tokyo, the government and nongovernment party, conservativeness and progress, South Korea and Japan, Japan and North Korea, and South Korea and North Korea were opposed to each other. In spite of opposition by the Korean and Japanese government, Minobe Ryokichi(美濃部亮吉) who was a provincial governor in Tokyo officially authorized Korea University in April 17, 1968 in accordance with the administrative standard, the law of school education, the private institution law on the basis of law concerned. Authorization of Korea University to be accomplished hard was able to verify lawfulness at least and was able to do education activity justifiably as a social system according to the condition of Japanese law.

Korean residents in Japan, Korea University, authorization movement, the provincial government of Tokyo, pro-North Korean Residents' League in Japan(Chongryon)