Korea under the Japanese occupation was a multi-ethnic society and significantly internationalized. The hattrick of exclusion, alliance and cooperation continued even after Korea’s liberation.

1934 -- A group of writers and historians establishes Jindan, a research institute dedicated to the study of the Korean language and history. Use of the Korean language was partially banned under the ...

South Korea urged Japanese leaders to "squarely ... such as compensation to victims of forced labor under Japan's 1910-45 colonial occupation of Korea, has seen a thaw in recent years.