This photo was taken in the 1910s. The Japanese military and police tortured Korean anti-Japanese elements. The Korean had passed out while being detained, but the Japanese military and police still did not stop and took this picture to promote the Empire of Japan. The majesty of the statue now seems to reflect Japan's harsh rule over North Korea.
From 1910 to 1945, Korea became a Japanese colony.
In 1910, the Korean Empire royal family signed the "Japan-Korea Merger Treaty" with Japan. Members of the Korean Empire's royal family left their people behind and went to live in Japan. This treaty essentially meant the demise of the Korean Empire and Japan's annexation of Korea.
Although Korean members of the royal family left for Japan and still enjoyed their glory and wealth, the Korean people rose up to resist, and the " March 1st Movement" broke out on March 1, 1919.
During the Japanese rule of Korea, the population increased from 13.13 million in 1910 to 25.53 million in 1936. During the Korean Empire, the literacy rate of Koreans was 10%, which rose to 65% in 1936. In addition, North Korea's untouchable status Canceled by Japan, North Korea's topless tops were also cancelled.
Although society has developed to a certain extent, the nature of the colony cannot be changed. After the "March 1st Movement", a large number of Korean anti-Japanese people came to China and established the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and established an army to continue the struggle against Japan. 1945 In 1999, Japan was defeated and surrendered, and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in China returned to Korea to establish the country.