Did Japan force Koreans to immigrate to Japan after annexing South Korea?

1August 945 15, Japan accepted the palaces and parks declared in Potsdam and Berlin and surrendered to the allied forces. The Korean peninsula has also been recovered. The number of Koreans in Japan at the time of the defeat lacks specific statistics, and it is estimated to be 2-2.4 million. There are two main sources: first, farmers who went to Japan to make a living because they had no livelihood under Japan's cruel colonial rule after the so-called "Korean merger" from 19 10, and second, Koreans who were kidnapped (Japanese: forced to join) to work as coolies in Japan.

After the war, the allied policy toward Japan was to disarm, eliminate the influence of militarism and try war criminals; On the other hand, it is imposed on the political framework of democracy and basic human rights in Japan. As a result, Korea became independent, the Japanese lost their rule in Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province, and withdrew from the Pacific islands occupied during the First World War. ..

North Korea became independent. What about Koreans in Japan? If a popular keyword is used to describe Koreans in Japan after the war, it is a word-abandoning the people. During the war, as an important supplement to Japan's domestic labor force, Koreans engaged in extremely dangerous and high-intensity labor in mines and factories.

According to the "Japan-Korea merger" treaty, Koreans are all "imperial citizens" with Japanese nationality. However, after the war, Japan wanted to abandon these Koreans because of food shortages in Japan. In a letter to MacArthur, commander of the occupying forces, Prime Minister Yoshitomo suggested that the Korean issue should be solved in 2008. As a result of consultation between the Japanese government and the allied forces, the treatment policy is to let them all return home.

In the eyes of Koreans, the motherland was liberated and was no longer enslaved. What a pleasant surprise! They are ready to return to China. During the period of 1945- 1949, 1.4 million (according to statistics, 1.8 million) Koreans in Japan returned to the Korean peninsula. However, the Japanese government made an unreasonable request: Koreans were only allowed to bring back the currency at that time, 1000 yen, and the rest of the property was confiscated.

The impact of this decision is that Koreans have worked hard in Japan for many years, and most of their property will be ruthlessly deprived. On the other hand, many Koreans in Japan are also worried about losing contact with the motherland for many years, the fate of their families is unknown, and what to do after returning home. In this case, about 500,000 Koreans "stayed" in Japan, which became the "Korean problem in Japan" discussed in this paper. There is no apology or introspection about Koreans in Japan in Japanese government documents. Judging from the current information, the authorities have never said a few words of apology.