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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, it's not a great relationship.

During the colonial period, more than 100,000 Koreans served in the Imperial Japanese Army. The service of these Korean men was forced upon them.

Approximately 200,000 Korean children (predominantly ages 12–17) were also sent forcefully as "comfort women" at the war frontlines to serve the Imperial Japanese Army as sex slaves.

In 2013, polls reported that 94% of Koreans believe Japan "Feels no regret for its past wrongdoings," while 63% of Japanese state that Korean demands for Japanese apologies are "Incomprehensible"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan%E2%80%93Korea_relations

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it was attempted cultural genocide. Some of the older generations have a Japanese name from when parents were forced to give their babies Japanese names and not speak Korean.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Y’know what’s hilarious though?

The current South Korean government is a direct descendant from the dictatorial regime implemented by the US after the Korean War. That regime was mostly made up from former Japanese colonial rulers, Koreans who were cozy to Japanese rule.

So the current political, cultural and economic situation there is based on American and Japanese rule and culture.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yikes. I never heard that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The more you read about Korea and the Korean War the sadder you become 😄

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good lord, never knew. 94%, that means that virtually everyone walking down the street has a problem with the Japanese on some level.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Talk to a Korean grandparent and they will never be kind to the Japanese.