THE TRUTH told by a KOREAN Professor
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THE TRUTH told by a KOREAN Professor ／韓国の教授が語った真実（英日）
Before you read Professor Choe Ki-ho’s statement, please take a look at pictures taken before and after Japan’s Annexation of Korea! They will show you what the Japanese people did for the Korean people.
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“I am 92 years old, and I want to tell you the truth.”
Professor Choe Ki-ho of Kaya University
April 27, 2016
“私は92歳…あなたに真実を伝えたい”
加耶大学教授 崔 基鎬 （チェ・ギホ）
“私は92歳…あなたに真実を伝えたい”
加耶大学教授 崔 基鎬 （チェ・ギホ）
I was born in 1923. For the sake of South Korea and for Japan, I want to tell you the truth. Telling the truth could threaten my life in South Korea, but I feel it is my duty to do so.
私は1923年に生まれました。韓国と日本のために、私はあなたに真実を伝えたいと思います。真実を伝えることは韓国で私の生命を脅かすかもしれませんが、そうすることが私の義務だと思います。
I lived in Seoul during the annexation period. I also spent some time in Tokyo. In those days, the Koreans were more proud of being Japanese than the Japanese themselves. At movie theaters in Korea, they showed the war news before the movies were played. For example, if they showed the image of Japan’s victory in New Guinea, the Koreans shouted banzai and gave a round of applause. I loved movies, so I went to movie theaters in Japan as well, and the Japanese were calmer. Nowadays the Koreans who speak positively of the Japanese are criticized as “Chinilpa (pro-Japanese)” but in those days over 90% of Koreans were pro-Japanese. After the war, successive South Korean governments have brainwashed the youths with anti-Japanese education in order to incite hatred towards the Japanese.
私は（日韓）併合の期間、ソウルに住んでいました。しばらくは東京にもいました。当時、韓国人は、日本人よりも、日本人であることを誇りに思っていました。韓国の映画館では、映画が上映される前に戦況のニュースを見せました。例えば、ニューギニアで日本の勝利の様子を見せた場合、韓国人はバンザイを叫び、長い拍手を送りました。私は映画が好きだったので日本の映画館にも行きましたが、日本人の方がより静かでした。今日、日本人のことを好意的に話す朝鮮人は「チニルパ」（親日派）と非難されますが、その当時、韓国人の90％以上が親日派でした。戦後、韓国政府はずっと、青少年が日本人への憎しみを増長するよう、反日教育で洗脳してきました。
Picture: Koreans in the street of Seoul celebrating Japan’s advance in China (1941)
写真：ソウルの街で日本の中国進出を祝う韓国人（1941年）
90% of history education in South Korea is distorted. In South Korean classrooms, our teachers don’t teach how corrupt the Joseon Dynasty was in the 19th century, and they make their students believe that the Koreans could have gained independence without Japan’s help.
韓国の歴史教育の90％は歪められています。韓国の教室では、教師たちは19世紀に朝鮮（李氏）王朝がどのように腐敗していたかを教えておらず、日本人の助けなしに朝鮮人が独立できたと学生たちに信じさせようとしています。
By becoming part of Japan in 1910, education, healthcare, industry and infrastructure in Korea improved dramatically. The foundation of becoming a modern state was built during the annexation period. Yet we teach in our classrooms that Japan’s annexation set back Korea’s progress.
1910年に日本に併合されたことで、韓国の教育、医療、産業、インフラが飛躍的に向上しました。併合時代に近代国家になるための基盤が構築されました。しかし私たち韓国人は教室で、日本による併合が韓国の発展を妨げたと教えているのです。
Graph: Population and average life span of Koreans doubled under the Japanese
表：韓国人の人口と平均寿命は日本のお蔭で2倍になりました。
The Joseon Dynasty ruined Korean industry, and the Korean thinkers who advocated reforms were brutally executed. The Koreans today shout “brutal Japanese!” “sex slaves!” but the Korean ruling class (Yangban) in the 19th century was far more brutal. The final years of the Joseon Dynasty were so hellish that they would only compare with the present day North Korea.
朝鮮（李氏）王朝は韓国産業を台無しにし、改革を提唱した韓国の思想家たちは残酷に処刑されました。
韓国人は今日「残忍な日本人」とか “性奴隷…！” とか叫びます。しかし19世紀の韓国統治階級（ヤンバン）は、はるかに残酷でした。朝鮮（李氏）王朝の最後の数年は、現在の北朝鮮と肩を並べるくらい地獄のようなものでした。
韓国人は今日「残忍な日本人」とか “性奴隷…！” とか叫びます。しかし19世紀の韓国統治階級（ヤンバン）は、はるかに残酷でした。朝鮮（李氏）王朝の最後の数年は、現在の北朝鮮と肩を並べるくらい地獄のようなものでした。
“I received my education under the Japanese, and I wasn’t discriminated at all”(Former South Korean Air Force Captain Choe Sam-yeon)
「私は日本人の下で教育を受けたが、私は全く差別されていなかった」
(元韓国空軍の崔三泳＜チョ・サムヨン＞大尉)
(元韓国空軍の崔三泳＜チョ・サムヨン＞大尉)
Colonies have existed since the 15th century. Modern history of mankind can be called the colonial age. We encounter former colonies wherever we go in the world. In Africa people are still in poverty long after the end of being colonized. Which former colonies have achieved economic success? South Korea and Taiwan. Both of them were former Japanese colonies. India was one of the British colonies, but the British didn’t spend money on infrastructure, and the Indian economy didn’t develop for a long time. It has finally started to grow, but its GDP per capita and literacy are still very low.
植民地は15世紀以来存在していた。人類の現代史は植民地時代と呼ばれることがあります。私たちは世界にどこに行くにしても、昔植民地だった処に出会います。アフリカでは、人々は植民地化された後もまだ貧困に陥っています。どこの旧植民地が経済的成功を収めましたか？韓国と台湾です。どちらも前は日本の植民地でした。
インドは英国の植民地の一つでしたが、イギリス人はインフラへお金の支出をしておらず、その為インド経済は長い間発展しませんでした。やっと成長し始めましたが、1人当たりGDPと識字率は依然として非常に低いままです。
インドは英国の植民地の一つでしたが、イギリス人はインフラへお金の支出をしておらず、その為インド経済は長い間発展しませんでした。やっと成長し始めましたが、1人当たりGDPと識字率は依然として非常に低いままです。
Japan spent a lot of money on infrastructure both in South Korea and in Taiwan. This was very unique. Other colonizers squeezed natural resources from their colonies but didn’t invest in them. Half of Japanese taxpayers’ money was spent on colonial infrastructure so that the quality of life would be equivalent.
日本は韓国と台湾のインフラに多額の資金を費やしました。これは非常にユニークでした。他の植民地主義国は、植民地から天然資源を搾取しましたが、そこで投資はしなかった。
生活の質が（日本と）同等となるように、日本の納税者のお金の半分は植民地のインフラに費やされたのです。
生活の質が（日本と）同等となるように、日本の納税者のお金の半分は植民地のインフラに費やされたのです。
During the Joseon period, the overwhelming majority of the Koreans could not attend schools. When the Japanese came in, they built many schools. So I was able to receive my education, and the quality of education was just as good in Korea as in Japan. The Koreans and the Taiwanese were able to attend military academy of Japan as well. Other colonizers didn’t allow people from their colonies to attend military academy of the colonizers.
朝鮮（李氏）時代、圧倒的多数の韓国人は学校に通うことができませんでした。日本人は入って来ると、すぐ多くの学校を建てました。だから私は教育を受けることができました。教育の質は、日本と同じくらい、韓国でも高かったです。韓国人と台湾人は日本の陸軍士官学校にも入学できました。他の植民国は植民地の人々が植民国の陸軍士官学校に入学することは許しませんでした。
In other words, the Japanese didn’t discriminate in education either. In other colonies the discrimination was rightful. The Japanese rule in Korea and Taiwan should not have been called colonization. It was annexation, similar to what England did with Scotland. The Koreans like me who experienced Japan’s annexation reminisce it, but unfortunately the younger Koreans who received anti-Japanese brainwashing in schools despise it.
言い換えれば、日本人は教育においても差別をしなかったのです。他の植民地では差別は正当なものでした。韓国と台湾における日本の統治は植民地化と呼ばれるべきでありません。イングランドがスコットランドをそうしたのと同様の”併合”でした。日本の併合を経験した私のような韓国人はその思い出を語ることができますが、不幸なことに、学校で反日の洗脳を受けた若い韓国人たちはそれに反感を抱いているのです。
The Joseon Dynasty ruined Korean industry, and the Korean thinkers who advocated reforms were brutally executed. The Koreans today shout “brutal Japanese!” “sex slaves!” but the Korean ruling class (Yangban) in the 19th century was far more brutal. The final years of the Joseon Dynasty were so hellish that they would only compare with the present day North Korea.
朝鮮（李氏）王朝は韓国の産業を破滅させました。また、改革を主張した韓国の思想家は、残酷に処刑されました。
韓国人は「残忍な日本人!」だとか「性的奴隷…!」だとか叫びます。しかし19世紀の韓国の支配階級(ヤンバン／両班)は遥かにずっと残酷でした。そして朝鮮（李氏）王朝の最後の数年は現代の北朝鮮のように地獄のような状態だったのです。
韓国人は「残忍な日本人!」だとか「性的奴隷…!」だとか叫びます。しかし19世紀の韓国の支配階級(ヤンバン／両班)は遥かにずっと残酷でした。そして朝鮮（李氏）王朝の最後の数年は現代の北朝鮮のように地獄のような状態だったのです。
Pictures taken Before and After Japan’s Annexation of Korea,
from Desperation to Hope
http://scholarsinenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-am-91-years-old-and-i-want-to-tell.html
"I am 92 years old, and I want to tell you the truth" by Professor Choe Ki-ho
Professor Choe Ki-ho of Kaya University
I was born in 1923. For the sake of South Korea and for Japan, I want to tell you the truth. Telling the truth could threaten my life in South Korea, but I feel it is my duty to do so.
I lived in Seoul during the annexation period. I also spent some time in Tokyo. In those days, the Koreans were more proud of being Japanese than the Japanese themselves. At movie theaters in Korea, they showed the war news before the movies were played. For example, if they showed the image of Japan's victory in New Guinea, the Koreans shouted banzai and gave a round of applause. I loved movies, so I went to movie theaters in Japan as well, and the Japanese were calmer. Nowadays the Koreans who speak positively of the Japanese are criticized as "Chinilpa (pro-Japanese)" but in those days over 90% of Koreans were pro-Japanese. After the war, successive South Korean governments have brainwashed the youths with anti-Japanese education in order to incite hatred towards the Japanese.
Koreans in the street of Seoul celebrating Japan's advance in China (1941)
90% of history education in South Korea is distorted. In South Korean classrooms, our teachers don't teach how corrupt the Joseon Dynasty was in the 19th century, and they make their students believe that the Koreans could have gained independence without Japan's help.
By becoming part of Japan in 1910, education, healthcare, industry and infrastructure in Korea improved dramatically. The foundation of becoming a modern state was built during the annexation period. Yet we teach in our classrooms that Japan's annexation set back Korea's progress.
Population and average life span of Koreans doubled under the Japanese
The Joseon Dynasty ruined Korean industry, and the Korean thinkers who advocated reforms were brutally executed. The Koreans today shout "brutal Japanese!" "sex slaves!" but the Korean ruling class (Yangban) in the 19th century was far more brutal. The final years of the Joseon Dynasty were so hellish that they would only compare with the present day North Korea.
"I received my education under the Japanese, and I wasn't discriminated at all"
Former South Korean Air Force Captain Choe Sam-yeon
Colonies have existed since the 15th century. Modern history of mankind can be called the colonial age. We encounter former colonies wherever we go in the world. In Africa people are still in poverty long after the end of being colonized. Which former colonies have achieved economic success? South Korea and Taiwan. Both of them were former Japanese colonies. India was one of the British colonies, but the British didn't spend money on infrastructure, and the Indian economy didn't develop for a long time. It has finally started to grow, but its GDP per capita and literacy are still very low.
Japan spent a lot of money on infrastructure both in South Korea and in Taiwan. This was very unique. Other colonizers squeezed natural resources from their colonies but didn't invest in them. Half of Japanese taxpayers' money was spent on colonial infrastructure so that the quality of life would be equivalent.
During the Joseon period, the overwhelming majority of the Koreans could not attend schools. When the Japanese came in, they built many schools. So I was able to receive my education, and the quality of education was just as good in Korea as in Japan. The Koreans and the Taiwanese were able to attend military academy of Japan as well. Other colonizers didn't allow people from their colonies to attend military academy of the colonizers. In other words, the Japanese didn't discriminate in education either. In other colonies the discrimination was rightful. The Japanese rule in Korea and Taiwan should not have been called colonization. It was annexation, similar to what England did with Scotland. The Koreans like me who experienced Japan's annexation reminisce it, but unfortunately the younger Koreans who received anti-Japanese brainwashing in schools despise it.
A 38 year-old man beat a 95 year-old man to death
Published in Segye Ilbo (World Daily) on September 12, 2013
A man in his 30's beat a man in his 90's to death because the old man supported the Japanese rule of Korea. The court imposed a five year sentence on the assailant.
In May 2013, 38 year-old Mr. Hwang quarreled with 95 year-old Mr. Park in Chongmyo Park located in Chongno ward, Seoul, South Korea.
Mr. Park said, "I fondly recall the period of the Japanese rule. It was fortunate for Korea to have been ruled by Japan." Mr. Hwang could not control his temper. Mr. Hwang kicked Mr. Park, forcefully took his 80cm long walking stick supporting him and hit his face several times.
Mr. Park was taken to a hospital. He was diagnosed with cerebral hemorrhage and a fractured skull, which would take eight weeks to heal. Mr. Hwang was charged with assault after interrogation by police.
At first, the court categorized this case as a simple assault and entrusted it to the summary court. However, after Mr. Park died in the hospital, the situation changed.
The prosecutor attributed the death of Mr. Park to the assault by Mr.Hwang and changed the charge from assault to assault causing death. The case was also transferred to the district court where three judges presided over the trial.
On September 10th, Seoul District Court (chief judge Kim Young Gwan) ruled Hwang guilty of all charges and sentenced him to five years in prison.
Korea was the one that requested to become part of Japan
The photo on the left: A telegraph sent by Iljinhoe (Korea's leading political party) requesting Japan to annex Korea (click to enlarge)
The photo on the right: Iljinhoe enjoyed the overwhelming majority among political parties
"The annexation was forced upon Korea by Japan" is a lie
Right after the end of WW2, many Koreans wanted to remain Japanese citizens
The sign above says "We want Korea to remain part of Japan"
The sign on the left says "We are against the U.S. trusteeship"
There were many demonstrations like this one across the Korean Peninsula
Over 800,000 Korean men applied to join the Imperial Japanese Army 1938-1943
Year # of positions offered to Koreans # of applicants # accepted1938 400 2,946 406
1939 600 12,348 613
1940 3,000 84,443 3,060
1941 3,200 144,743 3,208
1942 4,000 254,273 4,077
1943 6,000 303,394 6,000
IJA was one of the most coveted professions among young Korean men.
Education under the Japanese
The photo above: Seoul National University (the very first university in the Korean Peninsula)
The photo below: Seoul Women's Normal School (the women couldn't receive education during the Joseon period)
Since Korea became part of Japan (not a colony), Japan established higher education institutions
Namdaemun (South Great Gate)
The photo above (1897): Straw thatched roofs, dirt road, poor hygiene
The photo below (annexation period): paved streets, street cars, better hygiene
Infrastructure & healthcare improved dramatically under the Japanese
Namdaemun Street (South Great Gate Street)
The photo above (1880)
The photo below (1936)
Quality of life improved dramatically under the Japanese
The photo above (Joseon period)
The photo below (1937)
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