It publishes a newsletter, organizes events for cultural exchange and business purposes, advocates for South Korean immigrant rights in Japan, and promotes economic ties between the relevant communities and countries.
It advocates for friendlier Japan–South Korea relations, and provides services that help South Koreans immigrants integrate into Japanese society.
By December 2, 2000, they held a meeting in which they decided to significantly expand the organization, and proposed that it be called "The Federation of Korean Associations, Japan".
An effort was made to modify the organization's structure in order to absorb other similar Korean associations in Japan.
However, disagreement over this process and a dispute over the legitimacy of an internal election led to a smaller splinter group leaving the organization and founding another in September 2022 (similarly named; 일반사단법인 재일본한국인연합회; lit.