Book Review: Populist Collaborators: The Inchinhoe and the Japanese Colonization of Korea
Author: Yumi Moon Publisher: Cornell University Press – 296 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar In the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876, Japan sought to make Korea a part of the Japanese Empire. The Meiji government, along with members of the military and some business people, sought to integrate Korea politically and economically as part of Japan. As a result of this treaty Japanese merchants came into Pusan, which became a thriving Korean port of foreign trade and commerce. Korea was a protectorate of Japan beginning in 1905, and in 1910 it was officially annexed into Japan. Korea gained its...
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