Koreans in Japan loyal to North

Allegiance to Pyongyang makes for uneasy relationship with host nation.

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Koreans are the largest ethnic minority in Japan, and many say they feel greater allegiance to the North than the South.

Thousands of students attend schools partly funded by North Korea, where lessons are taught in Korean and classrooms feature portraits of leader Kim Jong-il.

But as Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Tokyo, it makes for an uneasy relationship with their host country.

Source: Al Jazeera