Newsroom Tokyo S2015E25 - Out of the Shadows

Some South Korean residents are revealing a secret past. They're former North Koreans who have managed to escape the country. They've risked everything to find a better life in the South. But they've faced prejudice and other difficulties in their new home. This has driven many of them to hide their backgrounds. Now, they're opening up more and more, even speaking on TV, and the world stage.

NHK World's Jihae Hwang has the story.