Masaji Ishikawa

Masaji Ishikawa
石川昌司
Born
Do Chang-sun

1947 (age 76–77)
Kawasaki
Known forDefection from North Korea
Writing career
Pen nameShunsuke Miyazaki (宮崎 俊輔)
Children3
Korean name
Hangul
도창순
Hanja
都昌巡
Revised RomanizationDo Changsun
McCune–ReischauerTo Ch'angsun

Masaji Ishikawa or Do Changsun is a North Korean defector and author on Zainichi heritage. Ishikawa was thirteen years old when he moved from Japan to North Korea in 1960. His father was Zainichi Korean and his mother was Japanese. Ishikawa later defected from North Korea in 1996 via the Yalu river, leaving behind three children and a spouse.[1][2] The Japanese government assisted him in leaving China.[3] In 2003, he was working as a security guard.[1]

  1. ^ a b Matsubara, Hiroshi (5 February 2003). "No welcome mat for North Korea escapees". The Japan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ Scanlon, Charles (25 November 2002). "Identity crises for Japan's Koreans". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ Lee, Young Hwa (August 2002). "Shenyang asylum incident co-produced by Japan & China" (PDF). The Seiron. Retrieved 23 May 2021.