Present there were Koreans in Japan and Japanese citizens.

Kim Pong Gil, chairman of the association, said that Koreans in Japan have suffered pain for decades due to the Japanese authorities' discrimination policy and gained their rights through struggle.

Japan is still discriminating against students of Korean schools, he noted, calling for bringing into light the essence of Japan's chauvinism.

The reporters referred to the case of attacking Kyoto Korean Primary School No. 1 of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan in December of 2009 by the ill-famed "Citizens' Society against Special Privilege of Koreans in Japan", an ultra-right conservative group.

They said Japan has due obligation to guarantee the students of Korean schools the right to learn as they are descendants of Koreans forcibly drafted by the Japanese imperialists in the past.

They urged the Japanese government to make reparation for national education on the basis of international agreements and recommendations.