Japan’s Annexation of Korea
Abstract
Abstract: Japan’s Annexation of KoreaMr. Matsuki’s essay dispels the myth that Korea was grievously harmed during Japanese-Korean annexation. Rather, Mr. Matsuki points out that Japan went out of her way to treat Korean culture with respect and encouraged its revival during the annexation period. Today Koreans have forgotten, either maliciously or through carelessness, that Japan, at great personal expense, laid the foundation for Korea to effectively compete with the modern world. The essay is referenced with primary source materials by which one can confirm that Japan had no ill intensions in the Korean Peninsula.