is an alternative nationality among ethnic Koreans in Japan who has neither ties to Chongryon

Chongryon

The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan , abbreviated to Chongryon The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chae Ilbon Chosŏnin Ch'ongryŏnhaphoe in Korean or Zai-Nihon Chōsenjin Sōrengōkai in Japanese), abbreviated to Chongryon The General Association of Korean Residents...

 nor Mindan

Mindan

Mindan , or the Korean Residents Union in Japan, is the name of one of two main organizations for Koreans living in Japan, the other being Chongryon. Mindan has ties to South Korea and was established in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan...

. It is a convention made by the Japanese government to register the specified residences who live in Japan. This non-conventional nationality doesn't have a representative government.

Legal issues

On September 30th, 2010, the Seoul High Court declared that any ethnic Korean from Japan who has a Chōsen-seki status is barred from getting a entrance visa to South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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Controversies

A 71 year old Chōsen-seki Korean in Japan, An Seong-gi, was prosecuted for exporting second-hand luxurious vehicles to North Korea, It was later found out that he had business cards of high-profile South Korean politicians, governmental officials, military officers, and businessmen in his home.