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The Seoul Press
''The Seoul Press'' was an English-language newspaper published in the Korean Empire and Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1937. It is considered to have been the de facto official English-language publication of the Governor-General of Chōsen, Japanese colonial government in Korea, and was the sole daily English-language paper published in Korea during that time. It was subordinated to the Japanese-language newspaper in Korea ''Keijō Nippō'' in 1930, and closed under a colonial government order in 1937. History Founding and purchase by Japan The paper was founded in Seoul, Korean Empire by the British journalist John Weekley Hodge on 3 June 1905, as a weekly newspaper. At the time, other English-language publications published in Korea, such as Ernest Bethell's ''The Korea Daily News'' and Homer Hulbert's ''Korea Review (Korean Empire), Korea Review'', criticized Japan's actions in Korea. After Korea was Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905, placed under the indirect rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s, including the Great Depression, led to the rise of militarism, nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
