Total War and the Empire of Japan 1939
In 1939, given the wartime labor shortage, the Japanese government adopted the Labor Mobilization Plan and began mobilizing people in Korea to work at coal and other mines in Japan. The mobilization process gradually became stricter, and it ultimately completely compulsory in 1944. It is estimated that approximately 900,000 Koreans were mobilized to work in Japan, Manchuria, Sakhalin, and the South Sea Islands (Micronesia), while around 4 million people were mobilized to work within Korea. People in Taiwan were also mobilized to serve as military porters and civilian employees in various parts of Southeast Asia.
Mobilization and the Forced Labor of People in Japan’s Colonies
Total War and the Empire of Japan nineteen thirty-nine
In nineteen thirty-nine, given the wartime labor shortage, the Japanese government adopted the Labor Mobilization Plan。and began mobilizing people in Korea to work at coal and other mines in Japan. The mobilization process gradually became stricter, and it ultimately completely compulsory in nineteen forty-four. It is estimated that approximately。nine hundred thousant people。 Koreans were mobilized to work in Japan, Manchuria, Sakhalin, and the South Sea Islands (Micronesia), while around 4 million people were mobilized to work within Korea. People in Taiwan were also mobilized to serve as military porters and civilian employees in various parts of Southeast Asia.
