FEATURE: Foreign students spotlight Utoro history, ethnic Koreans in Japan

An internship was launched at a museum in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, dedicated to telling the story of the Utoro district, where ethnic Koreans have historically faced discrimination, to promote the history of the community internationally through foreign students living in Japan.Foreign students at Ritsumeikan University have been enlisted for support at the Utoro Peace Memorial Museum to relay the stories of the district, where Korean laborers and their descendants were recruited to build an airfield during World War II. Many survived despite discrimination and faced prejudice after the war.T…READ FULL ARTICLE