Staff writer One Hokkaido resident is too proud to give up his South Korean nationality despite the disadvantages it brings while living in Japan.
"My pride in having Korean ancestry, name and nationality overwhelmed the urge to live as a Japanese," said the man, who runs a restaurant on the outskirts of Sapporo.
The second-generation Korean, who was born in Japan, said that decades-long discrimination also made him attached to his nationality.
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