How Korean BBQ Conquered Japan

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Yakiniku, one of Japan's iconic culinary traditions, actually comes from a place you might not have expected. This time, let's dive into two very different Koreatowns in Tokyo to figure out how Korean BBQ turned into Yakiniku.

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Credits:
Producer - Matthew Li
Production Assistant - Mana Chuabang
Script Supervisor - Russell Medcalf

Special thanks:
Louis Govier
Yusef Iqbal
Yeevonne Lim
Dylan Payne
Brandon Goddard
Kevin Thomas

Timestamps:
0:00 - A Tale of Two Koreatowns
1:23 - The History of Shin-Okubo
2:32 - Tokyo's Secret Koreatown
5:00 - South Korean food in Japan
6:41 - The History of Yakiniku
9:46 - Eating Tokyo's Original Yakiniku
11:03 - Zainichi Korean's Influence on Japan

SOURCES:
Zainichi (Koreans in Japan): Diasporic Nationalism and Postcolonial Identity by John Lie
The Huffington Post - t.ly/c5u88
USFCA - t.ly/B513a
Gurunavi - t.ly/a4-cW
Pulgogi - t.ly/C-nvr
CookDoor -t.ly/UQH-4
Korea World Times - t.ly/Hju-4
宮塚, 利雄. 日本焼肉物語 by 宮塚 利雄