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Prisoners of War

Part 1 – Thousands of young Korean men were recruited to guard Allied POWs, and guards were told to teach the POWs to “recognize the superiority of the Japanese people and to make them respect the Japanese Empire from the bottom of their hearts”

2022-01-24

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Notes: Some 3000 young Korean men were recruited by Imperial Japan as civilians to work as civilians to guard

Military

Part 2 – Thousands of young Korean men were recruited to guard Allied POWs, who were called “masses of materialism with little spiritual cultivation” and “mentally retarded people” whom the guards had to “splendidly guide and subdue”

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Notes: Some 3000 young Korean men were recruited by Imperial Japan as civilians to work as civilians to guard

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1943 editorial calls for Korean language to be wiped out, says Korean comfort women were touched by the noble appearance and hearts of the Imperial Japanese soldiers, and the women offered heartfelt comfort in response as their chests filled with excitement, their sincere hearts touching each other

2022-01-18

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Notes: This editorial article from 1943 explicitly and blatantly calls for the Korean language to be “wiped out”. Here

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In 1942, one pro-Imperial Japan Korean family went to great lengths to force Japanese on their children, scolding a son for informally learning some basic Korean at school, making sure their Korean-speaking grandmother visiting them in Seoul from Kaesong did not influence them too much

2022-01-14

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Notes: I think the family may have provided an older photo of themselves, because the children look much younger

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In 1942, Matsumoto Chitei reportedly became the first Korean woman ever to earn a Medical Ph.D., all while raising three children; she discovered at Seoul University that the midbrain of the toad had a cardiovascular center which regulated heart rate

2022-01-11

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Notes: This article says that Dr. Matsumoto Chitei became the first Korean woman to earn a Medical Ph.D. degree.

Military

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill crying over the Fall of Singapore in 1942, “If we had only listened to Japan during last fall’s negotiations, we wouldn’t be in such grief”

2022-01-10

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Notes: The sign on the right says “New version of Sankatsu and Hanshichi at the Bar”. This refers to an

Japanese Language

In 1942, pro-Imperial Japanese Korean parents boasted that their six children born and raised in Korea could not understand a word of Korean, because they ‘bit to death’ any Korean words which might accidentally slip out of their mouths, for which they were laughed at by other Koreans

2022-01-06

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Mr. Minami, who is mentioned in this article as the Governor and the Father of the Korean peninsula, refers

Japanese Language

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

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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)

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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

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