Korean residents in Japan on Thursday expressed anger and disappointment at North Korea＊s announcement that it has succeeded in detonating its first hydrogen bomb, saying it could fuel anti-Korean sentiment and spoil ongoing grass-roots efforts to promote peace in the Korean Peninsula.
※This is the fourth time North Korea has carried out a nuclear test, but every time it has only inflicted damage on the Korean community in Japan,§ said Kwak Jinwoong, 49, director of Osaka-based Korea NGO Center.
※Every time, it has sparked criticism against 〞 and alarm of 〞 North Korea in Japan, resulting in Koreans in Japan being made targets of such sentiment.§
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