Michael asked this question about A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea:
I'm left with a strange feeling after reading this. According to his own story he has broken his agreement with the Japanese government by publishing this. This leads to one of three conclusions: 1) The author had permission to publish, but it was not disclosed in the book, 2) He published surreptitiously, or 3) This is a work of fiction. Which is it?
Duane I haven't read the book... But these comments have me completely confused.
Japan and Korea have *never* been on good terms and during WW II, the Japane…more
I haven't read the book... But these comments have me completely confused.
Japan and Korea have *never* been on good terms and during WW II, the Japanese *enslaved* the Koreans - they shipped their women off to serve as prostitutes for the Imperial Japanese Army. IIRC when relations thawed somewhat, the Japanese *immediately* agreed to reparations with SK... and Korean movies *still* treat the Japanese as imperialist aggressors... Etc., etc. ...
So, not only why, but *how* could a Japanese emigrate to Korea after WW II, without getting brutalized? You'd have to be *nuts*, by my understanding of *that* situation... ??
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