Tomoaki Kanemoto
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Tomoaki Kanemoto is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and manager. In his career as a player he spent 11 years with the Hiroshima Carp before moving to the Hanshin Tigers in 2003, whe
Kanemoto with the Hanshin Tigers in 2008
Koreans in Japan
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Koreans in Japan constitute the second largest ethnic minority group after Chinese immigrants. The majority of Koreans in Japan are Zainichi Koreans, often known simply as Zainichi: ethnic Koreans who
Tomoaki Kanemoto
…across Japan and MLB. He is now 10th on the all-time list in both hits and home runs. Kanemoto was born in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, as a third-generation Korean who received his Japanese citizenship in 2001. He began playing baseball in the fourth grade for the Hiroshima Central Little League club, but quit the…
Koreans in Osaka, Japan in 1938
The second Kobe riots in 1950
Repatriation of Koreans from Japan, January 1960
Classroom at Tokyo Korean High School with photographs of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il