Imperial Assimilation Policy 1937
In the Japanese colonies the colonial governments began reinforcing the assimilation of local residents around the time of outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War. In Korea and Taiwan, local people were required to use the Japanese language and to change their names to Japanese ones. In Korea, the ‘Vow of Japanese Subjects’ was formulated in 1937 under the slogan of “Japan and Korea as one.” Korean people were required to repeatedly recite the vow at their schools and workplaces.
Forced Use of Japanese Language and the Order to Change Family Names
Imperial Assimilation Policy nineteen thirty-seven
In the Japanese colonies the colonial governments began reinforcing the assimilation, of local residents around the time of outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War. In Korea and Taiwan, local people were required to use the Japanese language and to change their names to Japanese ones. In Korea, the ‘Vow of Japanese Subjects’ was formulated in nineteen thirty-seven under the slogan of “Japan and Korea as one.” Korean people were required to repeatedly recite the vow at their schools and workplaces.
