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@article{ART002835414},
author={Yeo Rin KANG},
title={The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959},
journal={Asia Review},
issn={2234-0386},
year={2022},
volume={12},
number={1},
pages={343-366}

TY - JOUR
AU - Yeo Rin KANG
TI - The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959
JO - Asia Review
PY - 2022
VL - 12
IS - 1
PB - 아시아연구소
SP - 343
EP - 366
SN - 2234-0386
AB - This paper aims to complement existing studies on the U.S.’s changing stance on the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in early 1959, thereby attempting further detailed analysis. As a main actor in Northeast Asia during the Cold War, the U.S. wielded influences over the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea. Therefore, this study gives a detailed analysis of the U.S. stance on the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in terms of ‘neutrality’ and ‘engagement.’ Against such a backdrop, the paper conducts a historical analysis using primary source documents from January to March 1959, thereby placing the findings in chronological order. This research contends that the U.S. gradually changed engagement from January to March 1959. On January 30, Japan announced the principle of repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea. The U.S. officially expressed that it remained a staunch advocate for neutrality. However, in March 1959, the U.S. shifted its position from neutrality to engagement concerning the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea. The U.S. thought the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea would have a direct impact on the repatriation of the Vietnamese and Thai. In particular, the U.S. worried about the Geneva negotiations in April between the North Korean Red Cross and the Japan Red Cross. The above findings confirm that the U.S. was not a bystander of the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in early 1959 and that the U.S. carried out engagement in the repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea gradually.
KW - Koreans in Japan;Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea;the Korea-Japan Talks;the Cold War in Northeast Asia;U.S. Policy toward Northeast Asia
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Yeo Rin KANG. (2022). The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959. Asia Review, 12(1), 343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG. 2022, "The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959", Asia Review, vol.12, no.1 pp.343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG "The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959" Asia Review 12.1 pp.343-366 (2022) : 343.

Yeo Rin KANG. The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959. 2022; 12(1), 343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG. "The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959" Asia Review 12, no.1 (2022) : 343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG. The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959. Asia Review, 12(1), 343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG. The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959. Asia Review. 2022; 12(1) 343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG. The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959. 2022; 12(1), 343-366.

Yeo Rin KANG. "The Stance of the U.S. toward Repatriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea in Early 1959" Asia Review 12, no.1 (2022) : 343-366.