Month: December 2021

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Korean residents of Seoul once spoke their own unique dialect of Japanese called “Keijō-kotoba”, which included phrases like doshitanne (‘what’s the matter?’) and 조건chōdai (‘give me the conditions’), and Imperial Japanese authorities tried to eradicate it in schools

2021-12-31

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During Japanese colonization, Korean residents of Seoul apparently spoke their own unique dialect of Japanese called “Keijō-kotoba”, which included

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Korean modern dancer Choi Seung-hee featured in 1944 promotional poster in Gyeongseong Ilbo (Keijo Nippo)

2021-12-29

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Gyeongseong Ilbo (Keijo Nippo) April 20, 1944 Choi Seung-hee Artistic Dance Performance World Dance Comfort for Warriors Promotion of

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Korean modern dancer Choi Seung-hee featured in 1936 Taiwan promotional poster

2021-12-29

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June 1, 1936 Taiwan Geijutsu Shimpo Vol. 2, No. 6 Dance Princess of the Peninsula: Choi Seung-hee Grand Performance

Imperial Way

In 1938, an Imperial Japanese ideologue took over Chungshin Girls’ High School in Seoul and replaced prayers with moments of silence for the Imperial military, replaced bible readings with Imperial vows, and scrubbed foreigners from school portraits

2021-12-27

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Chungshin (정신) Girls’ High School is a private school in Seoul that was founded by Dr. Horace Underwood, an American

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1943 Imperial Japanese editorial declares liberalism collapsed and liberal civilization as incapable of maintaining peace and order, and attacks the “analytical spirit of modernity”, “extreme analysis”, “abuse of the intellect”, and “divisive individualism” while praising fascism and Nazism for building holistic, organic communal societies

2021-12-24

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The True Meaning of National Identity and the Righteous Peninsula (5) By Kamata Sawaichiro The Rise of Internal Cohesionism

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Korean high school student uses anonymous tip box to rat out fellow student who spoke Korean at school (Dongduk Girls’ High School in Seoul, June 1942)

2021-12-20

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Notes: In 1942, students at Dongduk Girls’ High School in Seoul were using an anonymous tip box to rat

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This 1942 stuttering correction seminar for Korean children involves Japanese vowel practice, abdominal training, and “infusing the Japanese spirit deep into the children’s hearts”

2021-12-17

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Gyeongseong Ilbo (Keijo Nippo) August 5, 1942 Go out to the Co-Prosperity Sphere as a Human Resource Resurrecting Correct

Japanese Language

In Japan-occupied Korea, Koreans often spoke Japanese using phrases and grammar from regional Japanese dialects that they picked up from colonial settlers – mandatory language classes made them unlearn these “vulgar colloquialisms” and speak standard Japanese

2021-12-17

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Gyeongseong Ilbo (Keijo Nippo), June 27, 1942 Shunning the adding of “shi” at the ends of sentences The Eighth

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February 1943, Seoul high school girls perform group calisthenics to prepare to become mothers of strong Imperial Japanese soldiers

2021-12-15

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Gyeongseong Ilbo (Keijo Nippo) February 6, 1943 Behold our training! Gallantly doing group calisthenics Seoul No. 1 High School

Japanese Language

In Japan-occupied Korea, Koreans often mixed their spoken Japanese with Korean words like 아이고 (‘gosh’) and 나쁜 (‘bad’) and English words like ‘slogan’ and ‘service’ – in 1942, one Seoul police station cracked down on this by fining employees every time they uttered a Korean or English word

2021-12-14

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Gyeongseong Ilbo (Keijo Nippo), July 8, 1942 Saying “Aigo” also results in punishment Seodaemun Police Officer Suggests a New