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kenji@tom.astem.or.jp (Kenji Rikitake) writes:

>In article <2690@aegis.or.jp> davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane) writes:
> |Thus to repeat my original query (and I sure wish we had some Korean
> |nationals replying), I'm curious as to why the change of name (only
> |some marks on a piece of paper) is considered so important while the
> |fact of losing Korean nationality isn't mentioned (a real problem, I
> |would think). 

>Because during Japan's annexation of Korea (1910-1945) Japanese
>government FORCED to change their names and DID NOT ACCEPT their OWN
>name for official documents. The issue is not logical but a very
>emotional one.
>
>Something undocumented is often much more important than something
>written in the paper.

So are you saying you think that Koreans would be willing to accept
Japanese citizenship under their own names yet give up their Korean
citizenship without any problem? That is, their Korean name is more
important than their Korean citizenship?

Dave

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