Tokyo’s Koreatown emerged from the flow of bilateral ties Koreatown in Shin Okubo, Tokyo differs from other Korean communities in Japan because it developed from the 1990s and its inhabitants are mainly newcomer Korean immigrants. This Q&A article looks at the history and development of the area and at the impact on it of recent anti-Korean demonstrations. Japan Times, May 28, 2013.
'Koreatown,' Tokyo Sky Tree see rise in land values Part of this story discusses the increasing popularity and price of land in the Shin Okubo area of Tokyo known as 'Korean town'. Asahi Shinbun, 23 Mar 2013.
Okubo as "a Multicultural Town" by Kyojukon, a voluntary group based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. From about 2002.
Tokyo's Shin-Okubo ethnic enclave still evolving This article looks at current changes in the ethnic composition of Shin Okubo, including the arrival of Muslim residents, but also the historical development of the area. Japan Today, No date.
Tokyo’s Multiplying Ethnic Enclaves "South Korean soccer fans drew people and attention to Tokyo's Koreatown in Shin-Ōkubo during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the years since then, Japan's capital has seen a proliferation of foreign communities." This article looks at Koean Town in Shin Okubo as one of a growing number of ethnic enclaves in Tokyo and focuses mainly on the history of it's Korean character rather than the variety of ethnic groups in the area. Nippon.com, Oct 9 2015.
Shin-Okubo, window on a sad regional rift "Enmity between Japan, peninsula playing out in Tokyo's Koreatown". This article, which was written before Japan introduced hate speech laws, is about the effect that the growing tensions between Japan and Korea, and the rise of Zaitokukai and anti-Korean hate speech, have had on Shin-Okubo as a Korean town. Japan Times, 6 Dec 2013.
Ethnic Community Studies in Japan: Current Topics and a Conceptual Framework By Yasuo Hirota. An academic article that discusses the concept of ethnic place-making in japan. It has a case study of Shin Okubo starting on page 8. No date (maybe 2015/16?)
Tokyo's 'Little Seoul' shrugs off spat "It seems it takes more than a political spat to put off avid fans of Korean products". This article looks at the small effect that the recent deterioration of relation between Japan and South Korea has had in Shin Okubo. Gulf News, 3 Sep 2019.
変わる多国籍の街・新大久保：日韓関係の悪化に焦点を置いた上で書かれている新大久保での外国人のコメントについて, from 産経新聞 Aug 2019.
反韓デモや韓流ブーム衰退が影響、新大久保コリアンタウンの韓国系店舗が４割減ー韓国メディア（2017）：韓国メディアで公表されたものを live door newsが引用し、店舗数の減少統計とその原因を推察する記事
新大久保コリアタウンにおけるクラスター分析：明治大学商学部学生による、経済学・商学視点からの実践的な研究報告書, 2012
「共生」の真実 外国人集住地域における地域の変容ー東京都新宿区・大久保地域を事例にー：大阪大学学生によるインタビューやケーススタディーを基にしたレポート
Kawasaki eyes criminal action for those who stir hate speech "The Kawasaki city government is putting more teeth into a planned ordinance to ban hate speech by threatening to take criminal action against repeat offenders and levying hefty fines. Kawasaki has been leading the charge on this issue because of its sizable Korean population and past incidences of hate speech rallies that put the matter under the public spotlight. Asahi Shimbun, June 25, 2019.
Fact-finding Report The Realities of Hate Speech Against Korean Residents In Japan (“Zainichi Koreans”) Includes the stories of many Korean victims of hate speech in Japan. Human Rights Now, a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO, Nov 2014.
Report on the issue of Racism and Hate Speech in Japan prepared and submitted by the Committee on the Protection of Human Rights of the Central Head Office of the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) 18 July, 2014.
U.S. human rights report cites anti-Korean hate speech in Japan The U.S. State Department took up hate speech against Korean residents in Japan in its annual human rights report released Thursday, apparently reflecting Washington’s concern about the campaign against the ethnic minority in the country. Japan Times, 28 Feb 2014
Korean consultant forms anti-racism group in Japan Because of the rising incidents of racism against Koreans in Japan, 54-year-old South Korean Shin Su-gok has started a new organization to fight discrimination. Japan Daily Press, 12 Dec 2013.
Anti-Korean protests trigger counter-protests against hatemongers This article looks at tension in Shi-Okubo, Shinjuku, where there have been counter-protests against right-wing nationalist Japanese demonstrations calling for Koreans to be made to leave Japan. It looks at the views of people of both Korean and Japanese ancestry who have joined the protests, which call for better relations between Japanese and Koreans, and discusses how these counter demonstrations are a new development for the Korean community in Japan. Asahi Shinbun, 26 March, 2013.
Hate aimed at ethnic Korean residents continues, but one man changes This article looks at Zaitokukai, a right wing organisation that claims ethnic Koreans in Japan receive unfair privileges and calls for them to be forced to leave or even killed. It also tells the story of one Japanese man who became an active member of Zaitokukai but who changed his views and left. Asahi Shinbun, 28 April 2013.
Activists form group in Tokyo to counter hate mongers An ethnic Korean activist has joined forces with a Japanese scholar, a lawyer and other prominent individuals to form a citizens group aimed at countering racists spouting hatred against ethnic Korean residents and other minorities. Asahi Shimbun, 25 Sep 2013.
Volunteers remove anti-Korea graffiti in Tokyo's Shinjuku Dozens of volunteers on March 2 removed hate-filled messages and other graffiti targeting ethnic Korean residents in Tokyo’s Okubo district, and called on authorities and the public to condemn such discriminatory action. Asahi Shimbun, 3 March 2014.
Shin Sugok: Countering hatemongers aims at protecting universal human rights An interview with the women who formed the anti-hate speech group Norkoeru Net. Asahi Shimbun, 1 Dec 20-13.
Japan enacts law against hate speech, but critics doubt effectiveness Japan's parliament on Tuesday enacted a law designed to deter hate speech, but questions remain about its effectiveness given a lack of provisions to ban or punish the use of discriminatory language. Mainichi News, 25 May, 2016
Counter Racist Action Collective (in Japanese) A Japanese group that takes direct action against racist groups and demonstrations
The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) (in Japanese here) - Japanese organization campaigning against discrimination against Buraku, Korean and other minorities in Japan, for gender equality , and against discrimination internationally.
のりこえねっと / Norikoeru Net (We Shall Overcome) An anti-hate speech group formed quite recently in Japan