Japanese Colonial Period
1938년제도
National Mobilization Law and Exploitation
Japan applied the National Mobilization Law to Korea, introducing a volunteer soldier system and requisitioning various goods, intensifying the exploitation of manpower and materials for the war.
Key developments
- 국가총동원법National Mobilization Law
In 1938, Japan applied the National Mobilization Law to Korea, creating a legal basis to mobilize manpower and materials fully for the war.
- 지원병제Volunteer Soldier System
Japan implemented a so-called volunteer soldier system, beginning to draw Korean youths into its war forces.
- 물자 공출Requisition of Goods
Various goods such as rice and metals were forcibly requisitioned, plunging Korean life into extreme hardship.