Opposition to Korean reunification () means opposing the unification of North Korea and South Korea, and supporting the current state in which they exist as separate states.
There are various perspectives on opposing reunification. A non-mainstream view is based on post-nationalism and pacifism, hoping that North Korea and South Korea will sign a peace treaty and establish diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, mainstream opposition is held by North Korean nationalists and South Korean nationalists who argue that South and North are hostile nations.
The , also known simply as , was a political movement launched in 1940 in the Empire of Japan, led by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe. Aiming to establish a totalitarian single-party state modeled on Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini, the movement fundamentally restructured Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy during World War II.
Through the implementation of a controlled economy, the reorganization of elementary education into national schools (Kokumin Gakkō), the dissolution of existing political parties into the Imperial Rule Assistance Association (Taisei Yokusankai), and the absorption of trade unions into the (Dai Nippon Sangyō Hōkokukai), the movement sought total national mobilization to prosecute war against the Allies and suppress communism.
Neo-Legalism () is an academic movement and political trend of thought based on contemporary Legalist philosophy that emerged in the modern context starting from the late Qing dynasty and the Republican era in China. Although Neo-Legalism differs in many respects from classical Legalism, both advocate the goal of "enriching the state and strengthening its military" and emphasize control over national resources by a political core. Neo-Legalism retains the ideological origins of primitive Legalism while borrowing advanced concepts related to the rule of law that originated in the West in modern times. On this basis, it integrates pre-Qin Legalist thought into modern legal frameworks, attempting to give it a modernized theoretical form and expression. Neo-Legalism was also described as an intellectual current during the Tang dynasty.
The Minjok Ilbo () was a progressive and left-wing nationalist daily newspaper in South Korea, published from 13 February 1961 to 19 May. The publisher was , and the editorial writers were and Yang Ho-min.