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영어

The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of Korean-Japaneses on the reunification of the Korean peninsula. The findings of the study were as follows: First, more than half of the Korean-Japaneses investigated were interested in national reunification, and agreed with the reunification of the South and the North, the necessity of peaceful reunification and collaboration from the four neighboring powers, the contribution of reunification to the conflicts resolution of the Korean-Japanese society and its contribution to peace in East Asia. Nearly 50 percent agreed to participate in national reunification. In contrast, less than four out of the 10 respondents agreed with the contribution of reunification to the interests of individual Korean-Japaneses, the necessity of the fulfillment of the joint declaration of the two Koreas, one-sided reunification by one of the two and neutralized reunification. Second, one out of the two believed that reunification was possible to achieve. Naturalized Japanese citizens were regarded as a group that had the least interest in reunification. The lack of interest from Korean-Japaneses was looked upon as the biggest difficulty that they faced in terms of reunification, and bolstering Korean-Japaneses’ will to reunify was most stressed as a way to achieve reunification. Jochongryeon, which is the pro-Pyeongyang federation of Korean residents in Japan, was viewed as a group that was most active in reunification movements, and indifference that was attributed to the lack of promotion efforts was cited as the reason that made it hard to spread collective reunification campaigns. The first thing that is necessary for the revitalization of reunification movements is strengthening people’s will to reunify and making them come together. The second is creating the kind of environments that can accelerate reunification. The third is sustained promotion on the necessity of reunification and related education.

한국어

이 연구는 재일한인의 한반도 통일 인식을 조사하였다. 첫째, 통일에 대한 관심, 남북한의 통일, 평화적 통일, 주변 4강의 협력, 통일은 재일한인 사회의 대립 해소에 기여, 동아시아 평화에 기여 등에서 과반수를 상회했으며, 통일 참여는 50%에 근접했다. 반면에 재일한인 개인의 통일 이익, 남북한 공동선언의 이행, 남북한의 일방적 통일, 중립화 통일은 10명 중 4명 미만이 동의하였다. 둘째, 통일이 어려운 이유로 남북의 상호 적대와 불신, 분단극복을 위한 신뢰성 회복, 통일 한반도의 중요 가치는 인권, 통일을 반대하는 1순위 국가는 중국을 선택하였다. 셋째, 2명 중 1명은 통일이 가능하며, 관심이 가장 낮은 집단은 일본 귀화자, 통일에서 재일한인의 큰 어려움은 동포들의 관심 부족, 통일을 위한 동포들의 통일의지의 고취를 선택하였다. 통일운동에 가장 적극적인 단체는 조총련이며, 단체 통일운동의 확산이 어려운 이유는 홍보부족에 따른 무관심이었다. 통일운동의 활성화를 위해 첫째, 통일의지의 결집, 둘째, 통일환경의 조성, 셋째, 지속적인 통일 홍보와 교육이 필요하다.