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In 1944, Imperial Japan formally conscripted almost all unmarried Korean women ages 12-40 into a forced labor system that had already been used for years to traffic laborers into sex slavery according to testimonies of former comfort women

2026-07-02

On August 23, 1944, Imperial Japan promulgated the Women’s Labor Volunteer Corps Ordinance. This ordinance gave the state a formal

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Imperial Japan hunted shortwave listeners in colonial Korea: 246 people investigated and 50 radios seized by Inspector Saiga Shichirō, a notorious torturer accused of fabricating cases and sending detainees to their deaths (1942–44)

2026-06-15

During World War II, Imperial Japan banned the use of shortwave radios, which tech savvy Koreans were apparently using to

Foreign Visitors

Nazi German delegation concluded Korea visit with tour of army boot camp and final luncheon before departing for Manchuria (May 12, 1939)

2026-06-11

The thirteen members of the German newspaper delegation, who had arrived in Seoul on the Akatsuki at 1:35 p.m. on

Foreign Visitors

May 1939: Nazi German Newspaper Delegation Visits Imperial Army Headquarters in Colonial Seoul

2026-05-31

On this day, General Nakamura, accompanied by Chief of Staff Kitano, Director of the Press Department Katsuo, and other staff

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Nazi leader Richard Foerster passionately preached Hitler’s teachings to Korean schoolchildren and gifted them signed photos of Hitler as they gave him a “Heil Hitler” salute on a train to Seoul (May 11, 1939)

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In May 1939, Imperial authorities selected 29 of the best and brightest elementary schoolchildren from across Korea and “rewarded” them

Foreign Visitors

‘Hitler’s right-hand man’ Richard Foerster and Nazi editor Peter Winkelnkemper enjoy Korean cuisine and kisaeng entertainment at a Seoul press banquet, May 11, 1939

2026-05-09

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It is May 11, 1939 between 7 and 9 p.m. at a high-end restaurant in colonial Seoul hosted a banquet

Foreign Visitors

In May 1939, a Nazi German newspaper delegation toured colonial Korea and was welcomed in Seoul with swastika flags, shrine visits, and official receptions

2026-05-05

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These news articles document a high-profile world tour by a Nazi German newspaper delegation which visited Korea (Busan, Daegu, Daejeon,

Foreign Residents

Russian Tatar man wearing and selling Imperial Japanese “National Uniform” in colonial Seoul (March 1941)

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This photo features a Russian Tatar clothing retailer in 1941 Seoul dressed in National Uniform Type B (国民服乙号型) and holding

Russian Tatar

Russian Tatar refugee Shamshinoor Nugman in colonial Seoul after fleeing the Bolsheviks with the White Russians (November 1941)

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This 1941 article introduces Mrs. Shamshinoor Nugman, a Russian Tatar refugee living in colonial Seoul. The immediate occasion for the

Korean Royal Family

Delegation from Fascist Spain visiting the Yi Royal Household Museum of Art in colonial Seoul, 1940

2026-04-06

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This is a July 1940 news article about a formal visit to Japanese-ruled Seoul by a delegation from Francoist Spain,

Exposing Imperial Japan

Latest Posts

In 1944, Imperial Japan formally conscripted almost all unmarried Korean women ages 12-40 into a forced labor system that had already been used for years to traffic laborers into sex slavery according to testimonies of former comfort women

Imperial Japan hunted shortwave listeners in colonial Korea: 246 people investigated and 50 radios seized by Inspector Saiga Shichirō, a notorious torturer accused of fabricating cases and sending detainees to their deaths (1942–44)

Nazi German delegation concluded Korea visit with tour of army boot camp and final luncheon before departing for Manchuria (May 12, 1939)

May 1939: Nazi German Newspaper Delegation Visits Imperial Army Headquarters in Colonial Seoul

Nazi leader Richard Foerster passionately preached Hitler’s teachings to Korean schoolchildren and gifted them signed photos of Hitler as they gave him a “Heil Hitler” salute on a train to Seoul (May 11, 1939)

‘Hitler’s right-hand man’ Richard Foerster and Nazi editor Peter Winkelnkemper enjoy Korean cuisine and kisaeng entertainment at a Seoul press banquet, May 11, 1939

In May 1939, a Nazi German newspaper delegation toured colonial Korea and was welcomed in Seoul with swastika flags, shrine visits, and official receptions

Russian Tatar man wearing and selling Imperial Japanese “National Uniform” in colonial Seoul (March 1941)

Russian Tatar refugee Shamshinoor Nugman in colonial Seoul after fleeing the Bolsheviks with the White Russians (November 1941)

Delegation from Fascist Spain visiting the Yi Royal Household Museum of Art in colonial Seoul, 1940

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