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This is not surprising, considering that Korea is Japan's closest <A HREF="#4">neighbor</A>, and that <A HREF="#5">linguistic similarities</A> make it generally easier for Koreans to learn Japanese.<P> <A HREF="#6">What is striking</A>, though, is the fact that the <A HREF="#7">overall</A> level of Korean <A HREF="#8">applicants</A> has been steadily rising each year. In fact, some of our applicants are adults in their <A HREF="#9">late 20s or early 30s</A> who have actually worked in Korea as professional cartoonists or illustrators. The question is, why are these talented young people coming to Kyoto, instead of staying in Korea?<P> <A HREF="#10">In the wake of</A> the <A HREF="#11">International Monetary Fund</A> (IMF) <A HREF="#12">bailout</A> of Korea's <A HREF="#13">shattered economy</A> in 1997, the government made changes in the law to <A HREF="#14">encourage</A> the creation of <A HREF="#15">"mom and pop" small businesses</A>. Among the most successful of these small businesses have been comics rental shops, where customers can rent comics for a very low <A HREF="#16">fee</A>.<P> Unfortunately, these shops <A HREF="#17">have flourished like rabbits in the Outback</A>, and have had a <A HREF="#18">devastating</A> effect on Korea's comics community. While there are probably <A HREF="#19">more</A> Koreans reading comics today <A HREF="#19">than there ever have been</A>, few of them are actually buying them. A book read by <A HREF="#20">hundreds of thousands</A>, <A HREF="#21">if not</A> millions of Koreans, will sell only a few thousand copies. In other words, through comics rental shops, <A HREF="#22">a single copy of a comic</A> will be read by hundreds of people, and <A HREF="#23">neither artist nor publisher makes a single won</A> because of poor sales.<P> <A HREF="#24">To make things worse</A>, working conditions for most Korean cartoonists are as bad as they were for American comic-book creators during the 1930s and 1940s. The artist <A HREF="#25">works for a basic page rate</A>, and the <A HREF="#26">copyrights</A> belong to the publisher. Even if they are given royalties, the royalties are low, and sales are low because of the rental shop <A HREF="#27">phenomenon</A>.<P> Japan <A HREF="#28">calls to</A> Korean cartoonists in the same way that Hollywood calls to filmmakers from around the world. Chances of success here are <A HREF="#29">slim</A>, but the <A HREF="#30">potential rewards</A> are more than artists working in Korea could dream of.<P> I wonder: If enough of my Korean students <A HREF="#31">go on to succeed</A> in Japan, will the Korean government finally <A HREF="#32">take note of</A> this "brain drain," and make the changes to <A HREF="#33">copyright laws</A> that will allow cartoonists to make a <A HREF="#34">decent</A> living in their own country? If they do, Seika University and Japan may <A HREF="#35">lose out</A>, but Koreans will gain a truly <A HREF="#36">vital</A> comics community that can <A HREF="#37">reach out to</A> comics lovers around the world. </FONT> <P> <B>Shukan ST: Jan. 21, 2005</B><br /> <FONT SIZE=1>(C) All rights reserved</p><br /> <br /> <p> <DL> <DT><A NAME="0"><B>Brain drain</B></A><DD>頭脳流出<P> <DT><A NAME="1"><B>Comic Art Department</B></A><DD>マンガ学科<P> <DT><A NAME="2"><B>opened its doors</B></A><DD>開設された<P> <DT><A NAME="3"><B>international students</B></A><DD>留学生<P> <DT><A NAME="4"><B>neighbor</B></A><DD>近隣の国<P> <DT><A NAME="5"><B>linguistic similarities</B></A><DD>言語上の類似点<P> <DT><A NAME="6"><B>What is striking</B></A><DD>注目すべきこと<P> <DT><A NAME="7"><B>overall</B></A><DD>全般的な<P> <DT><A NAME="8"><B>applicants</B></A><DD>入学希望者<P> <DT><A NAME="9"><B>late 20s or early 30s</B></A><DD>20代後半か30代前半<P> <DT><A NAME="10"><B>In the wake of ～</B></A><DD>～の後<P> <DT><A NAME="11"><B>International Monetary Fund</B></A><DD>国際通貨基金<P> <DT><A NAME="12"><B>bailout</B></A><DD>緊急援助<P> <DT><A NAME="13"><B>shattered economy</B></A><DD>疲弊した経済（タイに端を発した東アジア通貨危機が韓国にも波及したことを指す） <P> <DT><A NAME="14"><B>encourage</B></A><DD>奨励する<P> <DT><A NAME="15"><B>"mom and pop" small businesses</B></A><DD>家族経営の小規模事業<P> <DT><A NAME="16"><B>fee</B></A><DD>レンタル料<P> <DT><A NAME="17"><B>have flourished like rabbits in the Outback</B></A><DD>雨後のタケノコのように現れた<P> <DT><A NAME="18"><B>devastating</B></A><DD>破壊的な<P> <DT><A NAME="19"><B>more ～ than there ever have been</B></A><DD>かつてないほどの数の～<P> <DT><A NAME="20"><B>hundreds of thousands</B></A><DD>数十万人<P> <DT><A NAME="21"><B>if not ～</B></A><DD>ひょっとしたら～<P> <DT><A NAME="22"><B>a single copy of a comic</B></A><DD>たった1冊のマンガ<P> <DT><A NAME="23"><B>neither artist nor publisher makes a single won</B></A><DD>マンガ家も出版社も1ウォンももうからない<P> <DT><A NAME="24"><B>To make things worse</B></A><DD>さらに悪いことに<P> <DT><A NAME="25"><B>works for a basic page rate</B></A><DD>ページ単価で働く<P> <DT><A NAME="26"><B>copyrights</B></A><DD>著作権<P> <DT><A NAME="27"><B>phenomenon</B></A><DD>ブーム<P> <DT><A NAME="28"><B>calls to ～</B></A><DD>～の心を引き付ける<P> <DT><A NAME="29"><B>slim</B></A><DD>薄い<P> <DT><A NAME="30"><B>potential rewards</B></A><DD>一発当てたときの報酬<P> <DT><A NAME="31"><B>go on to succeed</B></A><DD>成功し続ける<P> <DT><A NAME="32"><B>take note of ～</B></A><DD>～に気付く<P> <DT><A NAME="33"><B>copyright laws</B></A><DD>著作権法<P> <DT><A NAME="34"><B>decent</B></A><DD>まともな<P> <DT><A NAME="35"><B>lose out</B></A><DD>大損をする<P> <DT><A NAME="36"><B>vital</B></A><DD>活気のある<P> <DT><A NAME="37"><B>reach out to ～</B></A><DD>～の心に訴える<P> <P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /><P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /> <P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P> <br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P> <br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P><br /><P> </DL> </p> <br /> <hr size="1" noshade /> <ul> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">執筆者リスト</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">ＳＴについて</a></li> <li><a href="/st_faq.htm">よくある質問</a></li> <li><a href="/st_advertise.htm">広告掲載</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contactus.htm">お問い合わせ</a></li> <li><a href="/st_our_company.htm">会社概要</a></li> <li><a href="/st_privacypolicy.htm">プライバシーポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_linkpolicy.htm">リンクポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_copyright.htm">著作権</a></li> <li><a href="/st_sitemap.htm">サイトマップ</a></li> <br /> <li><a href="/"><i>トップページに戻る</i></a></li> </ul>