Care Support Activities for Elderly Koreans in Japan:The Historical Development and Present Challenges(2)

This paper explores the historical development of elderly care focusing on the activities of the Federation of Korean Residents in Japan (CHONGRYON).How has the ethnic Korean elderly care system developed in Japan? CHONGRYON's data of social welfare facilities for the elderly enable us to understand care support activities and the circumstances for this minority elderly group in Japan. I also surveyed this organization and qualitatively analyzed the publications (1998-2010) of their social movement for the support of elderly care. My analyses show the historical development and recent challenges in providing and improving elderly care support for Koreans in Japan. This research adds to studies on the state of elderly care policy in an aging society, suggesting the importance of urisik care which is the care system respecting ethnic qualities of elderly Koreans in Japan.departmental bulletin pape