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The Blue House (Cheongwadae) and the fountain displaying the Asian phoenix (Bonghwang).

 

Following a short exchange of communiques, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nakamichi made his way from Tokyo to Seoul, in order to meet with the Korean President. Prime Minister Akiyama personally had counciled with him the day before about the agenda to be discussed. After all, the matter was a bit complicated, the relations with Korea seen as quite important and Akiyama had her own ideas on the matter that she wanted to see adressed. And she wanted them adressed her way. While in some matters, Akiyama conceded a bit more freedom to Nakamichi, as was usual for previous prime ministers, Akiyama preferred to have more of a say in certain relationships, to the point that Nakamichi became just a decoration for the office. He was not too happy about it, but it couldn't really be helped. The Prime Minister was a person that commanded only moderate affection, but immense power over the party and the administration, being maybe not great at getting along with others or feeling empathy, but knowing quite well whom to approach how to get her will done.

 

And so, the Minister of Foreign Affairs sighed, put on his best smile and went to discuss matters with the President of a seemingly stabilising and strengthening Korea.

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The Japanese Foreign Minister would be greeted by the President in the Blue House.

 

"Please, do take a seat. I understand that there are a number of matters that Japan wishes to discuss."

 

OOC: Don't expect spectacular response times on this one... rl is being a !@#$.

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Nakamichi would thankfully accept the offer and sit down, before presenting the first point of his agenda.

 

"Thanks. Indeed, there are a few matters that our government would like to bring to your attention for possible cooperation. The first is the matter of Zainichi Koreans. Our census bureau puts their number at about six hundred thousand who are without Japanese citizenship and at least another three to four hundred thousand naturalised citizens. Many of these Koreans are in Japan either for several generations already, some stem from the times when our countries both were part of Tianxia. When Japan became independent, most Koreans stayed citizens of Tianxia, until Korea itself achieved independence, which has caused most of these Zainichi Koreans to become officially citizens of the DPRK, but the level of migration to Korea has been quite low. This caused quite some issues, as while we are extenting to them special resident status, acknowledging that they are not mere aliens by now, there is a certain reluctance to have non-citizens be able to vote in our elections or participate actively in national politics.

 

Thanks to the revolution however, relations between our states can actually develop and thus we think it'd be best to adress this issue. Our government has worked out an offer for how to handle the matter, which would be to give Zainichi Koreans the option to either become naturalised Japanese citizens, or to be repatriated to Korea proper. Naturally, as you can see, this will require a bit of cooperation on your part, unless we were to just send them back regardless of what may happen to them in Korea. We would like to make sure that on the one hand, repatriated Koreans can be cared for and will not be a burden on our relations, and we would propose that the Korean state assist in the funding of Korean schools and communities in Japan. While we are not going to force Koreans to assimilate into Japan without a trace and are willing to acknowledge them as a minority, it is our opinion that any special treatment to keep their Korean cultural identity alive be provided for by those who benefit of it most, which is not us. Lastly on this matter, Prime Minister Akiyama has tasked me with bringing up the possibility of discussing the easing of travelling and residential visa procedures between our countries. This is partly benefitial to existing ties between our people, but would additionally of course also make business and tourism easier, which could benefit both our economies."

 

OOC: No problem. Write at the pace or length you deem appropriate.

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