Korea under Japanese rule

**Korea under Japanese rule** is a term to define Korea when it was under Japanese control. Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895 and in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 cleared the way. Japan controlled Korea for 35 years during Japanese Imperialism. The Japanese control of Korea lasted from 22 August 1910  until 15 August 1945. The Japanese rulers of Korea left the country on 2 September 1945. In Japan, the more common term is "Korea of the Japanese-Governed Period" (日本統治時代の朝鮮, Nippon Tōchi-jidai no Chōsen). In South Korea, the term is "Korea of the Japanese-Colonial Period" (일제강점기, 日帝強占期, Ilje gangjeomgi).

The period is usually divided into three parts. In 1910-1919, the Japanese treated Koreans with military force (무단 통치, 武斷 統治). From 1919 to 1930s they gave Korea some more rights, but still treated them badly (문화 통치, 文化 統治 / 민족 분열 통치, 民族 分裂 統治). However, they later tried to force them to become Japanese from 1930s to their surrender in World War II (민족 말살 통치, 民族 抹殺 統治).

Despite them being allies to the United States and having an interest in each other's cultures, Japanese and Koreans still tend to have suspicion of each other because of how Japan treated Korea during its time as a colony

## Other websites

- Isabella Lucy Bird (1898), _Korea and Her Neighbours: A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country_
- Horace Newton Allen (1908), _Things Korean: A Collection of Sketches and Anecdotes, Missionary and Diplomatic
- Hildi Kang (2001), _Under the Black Umbrella: Voices from Colonial Korea, 1910-1945_, Cornell University Press,
- Toshiyuki Mizoguchi, "Consumer Prices and Real Wages in Taiwan and Korea under Japanese Rule" _Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics_, 13(1): 40-56
- Toshiyuki Mizoguchi, "Economic Growth of Korea under the Japanese Occupation - Background of Industrialization of Korea 1911-1940" _Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics_, 20(1): 1-19
- Toshiyuki Mizoguchi, "Foreign Trade in Taiwan and Korea under Japanese Rule" _Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics'', 14(2): 37-53
- Kim, Young-Koo, The Validity of Some Coerced Treaties in the Early 20th Century: A Reconsideration of the Japanese Annexation of Korea in Legal Perspective

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Korea
- **native name**: 朝鮮

Chōsen
- **image flag**: Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg
- **image coat**: Goshichi no kiri.svg
- **symbol type**: Seal of Government-General
of Chosŏn
- **national anthem**: "Kimigayo"<div class="center" style="margin-top:0.4em;"></div>
- **image map**: Korea in Empire of Japan (orthographic projection).svg
- **map caption**: Map shows Korea (dark red) within the Empire of Japan (light red) at its furthest extent
- **government type**: Monarchy
- **leader title1**: first Emperor of Japan, Emperor
- **leader name1**: Emperor Meiji, Meiji (1910–1912)
- **leader title2**: last Emperor of Japan, Emperor
- **leader name2**: Hirohito, Shōwa (1926–1945)
- **established event1**: Japanese protectorate
- **established date1**: 1905
- **established event2**: Full Annexation
- **established date2**: 1910
- **established event3**: Surrender of Japan
- **established date3**: 1945
- **life span**: 1910–1945
- **p1**: Korean Empire
- **s1**: Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
- **flag p1**: Flag of Korea (1899).svg
- **flag s1**: Flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.svg
- **flag s2**: Flag of the People's Committee of Korea.svg
- **s2**: People's Republic of Korea
- **flag s3**: Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg
- **s3**: Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
- **flag s4**: Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
- **s4**: United States Army Military Government in Korea
- **today**: North Korea, South Korea