Today, most of Zainichi (Generally, Koreans who reside in Japan) would say "Japanese abducted
our forefather!"
But this is a half lie because what "Japanese" did was much different.
Look at this picture. This is the only evidence which has been used to support
their "abduction theory". This document is titled "Chosen-Shinwa". This book was
written by Japanese, Kamadazawa Ichiro, in 1950. I quoted the 320th page.
Summary (Translation of the paragraph in red parentheses) :
"As the war thickened gradually, a volunteer system was introduced in Korea.
Meanwhile, the delivery quota for drafted workers was increased even more.
It appeared to be difficult to carry out the scheduled draft recruitment with
obtaining individual's consent. Therefore, bureaucrats from a labor division of
counties or villages around Korea got men by breaking into houses with a man in
the middle of the night or early in the morning, or getting a man working in
fields to their truck without his realizing the purpose. Groups of drafted
workers were organized in such ways. These groups were sent to coal mines in
Hokkaido or Kyushu, and forced to fulfill their duty. (RED LINE) The governor
did not order to go ahead with such outrageous methods. However,
Korean bureaucrats in terminal positions who
try to gauge their superior's feeling perpetrated."
In other words, Koreans abducted Koreans.
Interestingly, Koreans often use this paragraph of "Chosen-Shinwa" for their
propaganda, but only after deleting the sentences with the red line. Ironically,
they have to use this paragraph because the paragraph is the only "evidence of
their claim" in the world.
Q: Was there the forced labor ?
[Points for understanding]
1: Japan and Korea were the same country in those days.
2: Korean's rights were the almost completely same as Japanese's rights: including the
right to vote as Japanese.
3: Commandeering (Koreans call this as abduction) was imposed equally on the
entire nation (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Manchuria) as a citizen's duty.
4: It was only during the last year of the war (September,
1944 ~ August, 1945) that conscription was enforced to Koreans,
actually.
These numbers are average salaries of those days.
150-180 yen /month (Korean and Japanese coal mine laborers)
45-60 yen /month (Japanese officer)
*One average house could be built for 1,000 yen in those
days
Coal mining was certainly a very dangerous job, but a hot job with very high
pay in Japan as the above numbers indicate. Contrary to Zainich's "being
abducted by Japanese" claim, one of large-scale questionnaire studies conducted
by "Zainichi" group has concluded "over 90%
of First Zainichi came to Japan of their own free will for such high pay jobs,
marriage, education, and so on".
You may have a dark image when I say "coal mining". Coal mining seems to force
miners to work and strip their humanity until there is nothing left in them, but
only animal instinct. But, we cannot finish saying so. I know many
Japanese
would say that there is no better job than coal mining in those days. As the
matter of fact, coal mining was the star business in Japan until the late 1960s.
The source of information (Book):
2002 [
Study of
The Colonial Rule ] by Mikio Sugimoto (Japanese)
1998 [
Distorted Governor-General of Korea ] by Kou Bunyu
(Taiwanese)
Questions for Zainichi:
Q1: During the last 60 years after the war, there has not been any return demand
from your country. Please explain why.
Q2: During the last 60 years after the war, you have not tried to establish any
"return-home project" by your own self. Please explain why.
Q3: You have never requested to either Japanese or Korean government for any
assistance for your returning. Please explain why.
Q4: Who abducted you from Korea for "forced labor", and where were you sent?
Describe the details.
Q5: If you were abducted from peaceful Korea for forced labor in Japan, please
explain why your family came to Japan and living with you.
Common answers:
"Life environment had been established in Japan, which made the return
difficult!"
→ You were abducted and were forced to work like a slave, were you not? How
did you established the life environment which apparently better than it would
be in your country.
"There is a currency restriction at the time of return home..."
→ You have built so much property in Japan as a forced labor that it could
exceed the limit. And, the extra property would be even more valuable than your
patriotism for Korea and convince you to stay against your unforgivable history
with Japanese. Wow… I am happy for you...
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