1940-08-10

Korean-language newspapers closed

KoreaKorean-language newspapers closed is a colonial repression 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 policy pressure begins
  2. Korean political forces consolidate in Chongqing
  3. Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo closed
  4. Korean-language newspapers closedCurrent record
  5. Korean Provisional Government arrives in Chongqing
  6. Korean Provisional Government settles 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

Korean-language newspapers closed is a colonial repression 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.

Chosun Ilbo, January 1, 1940 and Wikimedia Commons · Chosun Ilbo, January 1, 1940 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Chosun Ilbo, January 1, 1940Visual recordChosun Ilbo, January 1, 1940A Chosun Ilbo issue from 1 January 1940, anchoring the Korean-language press environment before the August closures. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Korean-language newspapers closed.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Chosun Ilbo, January 1, 1940Open source