Buddhika Weerasinghe: Daily Life In Japan's Largest Korean Town

A woman rides bicycle through the Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. Ikuno Korean town is three hundred meters long shopping street with 150 Korean food and clothes stores, which is located between Tsuruhashi and Momodani JR station in Osaka. Japan and South Korea raise diplomatic tension triggered by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

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A man walks through the Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. Ikuno Korean town is three hundred meters long shopping street with 150 Korean food and clothes stores, which is located between Tsuruhashi and Momodani JR station in Osaka. Japan and South Korea raise diplomatic tension triggered by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

People walk through the Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. Ikuno Korean town is three hundred meters long shopping street with 150 Korean food and clothes stores, which is located between Tsuruhashi and Momodani JR station in Osaka. Japan and South Korea raise diplomatic tension triggered by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A woman sells 'Kimchi' Korean food in Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. The Ikuno Korean town has 150 Korean food and clothes stores. Tensions between Japan and South Korea have risen since South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Korean food display in aresturant Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. The Ikuno Korean town has 150 Korean food and clothes stores. Tensions between Japan and South Korea have risen since South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A woman walks through the Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. Ikuno Korean town is three hundred meters long shopping street with 150 Korean food and clothes stores, which is located between Tsuruhashi and Momodani JR station in Osaka. Japan and South Korea raise diplomatic tension triggered by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

People walk over the "Kimichi" Korean food display in aresturant Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. The Ikuno Korean town has 150 Korean food and clothes stores. Tensions between Japan and South Korea have risen since South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

"Kimichi" Korean food display in aresturant Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. The Ikuno Korean town has 150 Korean food and clothes stores. Tensions between Japan and South Korea have risen since South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A general view of Korean Town at Ikuno, which is largest and famous Korean town in Japan on August 25, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. The Ikuno Korean town has 150 Korean food and clothes stores. Tensions between Japan and South Korea have risen since South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to Takeshima Island on August 10, 2012. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda criticizing that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to Takeshima as 'illegal' according to Japan media. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)