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Japanese Colonial Period
1944년사건

Forced Conscription, Labor, and the 'Comfort Women'

In the final stage of the war, Japan mobilized young men to the front through conscription, dragged people to mines and munitions factories through forced labor, and committed the crime against humanity of taking women as Japanese military 'comfort women.'

Key developments

  1. 징병제 실시Conscription Enforced

    Beyond the volunteer system, Japan enforced conscription, forcibly mobilizing countless Korean youths to the battlefield.

  2. 강제징용Forced Labor

    Countless Koreans were subjected to forced labor, enduring harsh toil in mines and munitions factories.

  3. 일본군 위안부Japanese Military 'Comfort Women'

    Japan committed the inhumane war crime of deceiving or forcibly taking women to make them Japanese military 'comfort women.'