Comments on: There goes the neighborhood, I guess: fuzzy foreigners to top 1 million in 2007 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Trans-Pacific Radio http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-121136 Trans-Pacific Radio Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:49:27 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-121136 <strong>TPR News: Monday, January 29, 2007 - Women are Machines, Kyuma is a Headache, Bird Flu is on the Rise, & more...</strong> In this edition of TPR News, Welfare Minister Yanagisawa joins the gaffe parade, but Defense Minister Kyuma is not to be outdone. Abe continues to leave out the details, the Upper House Vice President resigns amid scandal, Japan tries to protect its ... TPR News: Monday, January 29, 2007 - Women are Machines, Kyuma is a Headache, Bird Flu is on the Rise, & more…

In this edition of TPR News, Welfare Minister Yanagisawa joins the gaffe parade, but Defense Minister Kyuma is not to be outdone. Abe continues to leave out the details, the Upper House Vice President resigns amid scandal, Japan tries to protect its …

]]> By: seouldout http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65998 seouldout Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:42:21 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65998 <blockquote>Korea has problems with its own people from the South West.</blockquote> Blue frog ne'er-do-wells, every last one of them.

Korea has problems with its own people from the South West.

Blue frog ne’er-do-wells, every last one of them.

]]> By: babarian http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65954 babarian Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:54:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65954 I think Koreans will have some serious problems some years down the road if they lets the foreiners from the difficult countries increase rapidly. Korea has problems with its own people from the South West. I think Koreans will have some serious problems some years down the road if they lets the foreiners from the difficult countries increase rapidly. Korea has problems with its own people from the South West.

]]> By: Katz http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65836 Katz Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:58:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65836 The media distorts and the government refuses to show real statistics. That's to not shock the people. If there were smuggling people from China it would be in the news, but there are almost none. If this is true the government should block them until they sink compared to what they are doing with N. Korean refugees. And I wonder why some Koreans I see have strange noses? The media distorts and the government refuses to show real statistics. That’s to not shock the people.

If there were smuggling people from China it would be in the news, but there are almost none. If this is true the government should block them until they sink compared to what they are doing with N. Korean refugees.

And I wonder why some Koreans I see have strange noses?

]]> By: seouldout http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65835 seouldout Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:26:33 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65835 Railwaycharm - Flawed. Where are all of the Cambodian and Pakistani factory workers in this rundown? They're there, but the article doesn't break it down by country. What I suspect is the number 190. Nationals from all but 3 countries residing here? Even if diplomats are included, and I reckon the 88 missions (including the Holy See) are, I'm calling shenanigans on 190. Railwaycharm - Flawed. Where are all of the Cambodian and Pakistani factory workers in this rundown?

They’re there, but the article doesn’t break it down by country. What I suspect is the number 190. Nationals from all but 3 countries residing here? Even if diplomats are included, and I reckon the 88 missions (including the Holy See) are, I’m calling shenanigans on 190.

]]> By: cm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65834 cm Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:02:31 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65834 I would guess the number is vastly understated. The numbers don't count all those who don't show up in the statistics. For example, Chinese nationals who are routinely smuggled in by boat. And we all know how serious smuggling anything (not just human) from China is - there are tons of undocumented smuggling in from China. They completely bypass immigration so how can immigration know what their statuses are? So why aren't there so many foreign faces noticeable? That's a stupid question. It's because much of the increases are Asians or offsprings of Asians married to Koreans, so it's easy to blend in with the native Koreans and so they'd be mistaken to be Koreans. One in seven marriages in Korea are multi ethnic marriages (which is an increase of one in ten marriages were international couple of years ago), that's an astonishing number for Korea who is been traditionally homogeneous. I would guess the number is vastly understated. The numbers don’t count all those who don’t show up in the statistics. For example, Chinese nationals who are routinely smuggled in by boat. And we all know how serious smuggling anything (not just human) from China is - there are tons of undocumented smuggling in from China. They completely bypass immigration so how can immigration know what their statuses are? So why aren’t there so many foreign faces noticeable? That’s a stupid question. It’s because much of the increases are Asians or offsprings of Asians married to Koreans, so it’s easy to blend in with the native Koreans and so they’d be mistaken to be Koreans. One in seven marriages in Korea are multi ethnic marriages (which is an increase of one in ten marriages were international couple of years ago), that’s an astonishing number for Korea who is been traditionally homogeneous.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65824 Sonagi Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:46:22 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65824 Ken wrote: <i>Ok, I can’t do the math right now, but I’m willing to bet that this means there are more foreigners per capita living in Korea than Japan. If this were, so I’d have to wonder what the reasons for that would be. Is it easier to find work, obtain a visa, etc? Does Korea have a better reputation than Japan? I’m not sure what the cause would be.</i> According to this source (http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/06/01/d606011003109.htm), foreign nationals comprise 1.3 percent of Japan's population. Japan has fewer foreign nationals per capita, but it probably has a larger population of naturalized Japanese of Korean, Chinese, or other descent. Ken wrote:

Ok, I can’t do the math right now, but I’m willing to bet that this means there are more foreigners per capita living in Korea than Japan. If this were, so I’d have to wonder what the reasons for that would be. Is it easier to find work, obtain a visa, etc? Does Korea have a better reputation than Japan? I’m not sure what the cause would be.

According to this source (http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/06/01/d606011003109.htm), foreign nationals comprise 1.3 percent of Japan’s population. Japan has fewer foreign nationals per capita, but it probably has a larger population of naturalized Japanese of Korean, Chinese, or other descent.

]]> By: judge judy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65813 judge judy Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:54:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65813 and after today's tv program with the foreign women married to korean men it should only increase. on their list of reason why they liked koreans, "they don't smell bad", came in third or fourth. and after today’s tv program with the foreign women married to korean men it should only increase. on their list of reason why they liked koreans, “they don’t smell bad”, came in third or fourth.

]]> By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65812 railwaycharm Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:53:22 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65812 Flawed. Where are all of the Cambodian and Pakistani factory workers in this rundown? Junk media once again. Flawed. Where are all of the Cambodian and Pakistani factory workers in this rundown? Junk media once again.

]]> By: Ken http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65804 Ken Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:25:13 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/26/there-goes-the-neighborhood-i-guess-fuzzy-foreigners-to-top-1-million-in-2007/#comment-65804 Interesting post...what I'm wondering about is how they got the projected figure of 9.1 million foreign residents by 2050. Ok, I can't do the math right now, but I'm willing to bet that this means there are more foreigners per capita living in Korea than Japan. If this were, so I'd have to wonder what the reasons for that would be. Is it easier to find work, obtain a visa, etc? Does Korea have a better reputation than Japan? I'm not sure what the cause would be. One in seven marriages are with a foreigner? Wow...I'd heard 1 in 10 for Tokyo and thought that was high (of course, everyone thinks of 'international marriages' in Japan as foreign guy-Japanese woman, but in reality, Japanese guy-foreign woman account for a much higher percentage of the marriages - and they're likely to stay in Japan longer. Interesting post…what I’m wondering about is how they got the projected figure of 9.1 million foreign residents by 2050.

Ok, I can’t do the math right now, but I’m willing to bet that this means there are more foreigners per capita living in Korea than Japan. If this were, so I’d have to wonder what the reasons for that would be. Is it easier to find work, obtain a visa, etc? Does Korea have a better reputation than Japan? I’m not sure what the cause would be.

One in seven marriages are with a foreigner? Wow…I’d heard 1 in 10 for Tokyo and thought that was high (of course, everyone thinks of ‘international marriages’ in Japan as foreign guy-Japanese woman, but in reality, Japanese guy-foreign woman account for a much higher percentage of the marriages - and they’re likely to stay in Japan longer.

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