1940-08-10

Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo closed

KoreaDong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo closed is a colonial public sphere record, situated in the phase when independence military organization and Government-General mobilization both expanded during the Sino-Japanese War. It belongs to the wider reshaping of mobilization and independence politics in colonial Korea.

Other events in this phase

Colonial Korea and Liberation Transition397
  1. Name-change campaign enforced in Korea
  2. Name-change policy pressure begins
  3. Korean political forces consolidate in Chongqing
  4. Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo closedCurrent record
  5. Korean-language newspapers closed
  6. Korean Provisional Government arrives in Chongqing
  7. Korean Provisional Government settles in Chongqing
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Wartime Position

the phase when independence military organization, colonial economic mobilization, and language-education control overlapped

Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo closed is a colonial public sphere record, situated in the phase when independence military organization and Government-General mobilization both expanded during the Sino-Japanese War. It belongs to the wider reshaping of mobilization and independence politics in colonial Korea.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around Korea clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Keijo Nippo newspaper clipping, 6 April 1940 and Wikimedia Commons · Keijo Nippo newspaper clipping, 6 April 1940 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Keijo Nippo newspaper clipping, 6 April 1940Visual recordKeijo Nippo newspaper clipping, 6 April 1940A 6 April 1940 Keijo Nippo clipping for the colonial press environment around the closure pressure on Korean-language dailies. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo closed.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Keijo Nippo newspaper clipping, 6 April 1940Open source