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“I just want to make Japan a better place to live”: Korean national blocked from promotion by Tokyo government vows to fight on

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

David McNeill
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Chong Hyang Gyun has just written herself into the history books, but not for the reason she wanted.

The 54-year-old spent a decade fighting the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for the right to take a promotion exam, from which she was barred because of her South Korean nationality. If she had won, nationality would have ceased to be a factor in determining senior civil service jobs in Japan.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , e4
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