People in this category are Zainichi Koreans: pre-1945 Korean immigrants to Japan or descendants of those immigrants. Their citizenship may vary, with either North Korean (unrecognized in Japan), South Korean, citizenship.

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Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories.

They can additionally be listed under Category:North Korean expatriates in Japan, Category:South Korean expatriates in Japan, or Category:Japanese people of Korean descent if their citizenship is known.