Korea under Japanese rule
Japanese colonial period in Chōsen (Korea), 1910–1945
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Korea under Japanese rule had the religion State Shinto.
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: State Shinto[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Empire of Japan[4]
- Country: Empire of Japan[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: former administrative territorial entity[7], political territorial entity[8]
- Capital: Keijō[9]
- Currency: Korean yen[10]
- Anthem: Kimigayo[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Keiki Prefecture[12], Chūsei-hoku Prefecture[13], Chūsei-nan Prefecture[14], Zenra-hoku Prefecture[15], Zenra-nan Prefecture[16], Keishō-hoku Prefecture[17], Keishō-nan Prefecture[18], Kōkai Prefecture[19], Heian-nan Prefecture[20], Heian-hoku Prefecture[21], Kōgen Prefecture[22], Kankyō-nan Prefecture[23], Kankyō-hoku Prefecture[24]
- Executive body: Government-General of Korea[25]
- Part of: history of Japan–Korea relations[26]
- Commons category: Korea under Japanese rule[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:30[28], UTC+08:00[29]
- Inception: August 29, 1910[30]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: September 12, 1945[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Korea under Japanese rule[32]
- Population: 13,128,780[33], 13,832,376[34], 14,566,783[35], 15,169,923[36], 15,620,720[37], 15,957,630[38], 16,309,179[39], 16,697,017[40], 16,783,510[41], 16,916,078[42], 17,059,358[43], 17,208,139[44], 17,446,913[45], 17,619,540[46]
- Central bank: Bank of Joseon[47]
- Office held by head of government: Governor-General of Chōsen[48]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[49]
- Replaces: Korean Empire[50]
- Replaced by: United States Army Military Government in Korea[51]
Why It Matters
Korea under Japanese rule has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]