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What the odds of creating an independent Korean Republic within Japan itself? I know that due to Japanese colonialism forced tons of Koreans to migrate to Japan as a workforce to make up for labor shortages. By the end of the war, there was a few million in Japan but most chose to move back to Korea but still a half million chose to stay behind in Japan. Ways to create a new Korean identity distinct enough from mainland Korean to create a separate nation and large enough as well.