"" This interpretation of the apocalypse resonated with Korean people because it provided hope that something else was possible in the dark period of domination under the Japanese colonial empire. ... Also, like Kil, he was imprisoned by the Japanese (four times in fact) for his spiritual and political views. ... Ironically, it was in Japan, where he was studying to be a teacher, that Ham Seokheon first reconciled his Christian faith with his political and social concerns. Influenced by the Japanese religious thinker and Christian pacifist Uchimura Kanzo, who said he loved two Js...

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So like the Japanese, they sent their pictures back home in hope of finding themselves a "picture bride". ... Many Korean Americans, even those who have lived in the US for one or two generations face language barriers. ... Korean names are usually made up of three syllables: the first is the family name, the second is the generational name, and the last is the personal name. ...

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It is also said by Goldman Sachs that if North Korea's growth potential reaches its full capacity, the gross domestic product of a united Korea would overtake that of Japan and other highly industrialized economies in thirty to forty years. ... For at least a full generation or two, it is likely that the majority of North Koreans won't be eligible for anything but low skilled, low paid jobs. ...

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