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In November 1943, colonial authorities implemented a...

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Master Imaizumi Teisuke, the spiritual leader of...

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On October 10, 1938, the US women’s...

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Educational supervisor declares that ‘old ways of...

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Category: Post-Liberation

Post-Liberation

Koreans first read of the US/Soviet Division of Korea on Aug. 25th, 1945 in this historic Keijo Nippo news article explicitly announcing for the first time that ‘Korea is to be made free and independent’

2023-12-03

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This is another fascinating historical article that I stumbled upon during my visit to the National Library of Korea a

Post-Liberation

Imperial Japanese Army finally acknowledges Korea’s imminent independence just over a week after liberation (Aug. 23, 1945) with a jumbled announcement full of desperate denials, threats, and unconvincing reassurances to fend off Korean armed resistance

2023-11-28

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This is another fascinating historical article that I stumbled upon during my visit to the National Library of Korea a

Post-Liberation

A mere 3 days after surrender, liberated Koreans were already attempting to overthrow the colonial regime in Korea, alarming the Imperial Japanese Army who made this radio broadcast on August 18, 1945 to threaten military action against ‘individuals harboring evil thoughts’

2023-11-24

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This is another fascinating historical article that I stumbled upon during my visit to the National Library of Korea a

In Dec. 1945, an ethnic Japanese Keijo Nippo journalist wrote a heartfelt personal essay to the Korean people asking for forgiveness for not understanding their desire for independence, and predicted that Korea will “become the birthplace of a new world culture in literature and in the arts”

Post-Liberation

In Dec. 1945, an ethnic Japanese Keijo Nippo journalist wrote a heartfelt personal essay to the Korean people asking for forgiveness for not understanding their desire for independence, and predicted that Korea will “become the birthplace of a new world culture in literature and in the arts”

2023-10-19

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This is another interesting article that I found at the National Library of Korea last month. The article is from