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The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1882, also known as the Treaty of Chemulpo or the ''Chemulpo Convention,'' was negotiated between
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
following the Imo Incident in July 1882.Takenobu, Yoshitaro. (1887). ; excerpt, "''Korea agreed in the ''so-called Chemulpo Convention'' to pay apanan indemnity and to build at her own cost barracks for the apaneseLegation guards''."


Background

On July 23, 1882, factional strife between Koreans in Korea's capital expanded beyond the initial causes of the disturbance. As the violence unfolded, the Japanese legation was destroyed by rioters. The Japanese diplomats were forced to flee the country. When order was restored, the Japanese government demanded damages and other concessions form the Korean government. The negotiations were concluded in August 1882. Article V of the "convention" permitted the Japanese to protect the Japanese legation and the Japanese community in Korea. In 1884, the Japanese forgave the ¥400,000 indemnity which had been mandated by the treaty.Duus, ; Takenobu, p. 131; excerpt, "''Japan remitted the major portion of the indemnity on the understanding that it should be used for the purpose of internal reforms''."


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Unequal treaties The unequal treaties were a series of agreements made between Asian countries—most notably Qing China, Tokugawa Japan and Joseon Korea—and Western countries—most notably the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, the Unit ...


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References

* Duus, Peter. (1995). ''The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895–1910.'' Berkeley: University of California Press. * Takenobu, Yoshitaro. (1887). ''The Japan Yearbook; Complete Cyclopaedia of General Information and Statistics on Japan and Japanese Territories.'' Tokyo: Japan Year Book Office. {{DEFAULTSORT:Japan-Korea Treaty of 1882 Japan–Korea relations History of the foreign relations of Japan Japanese imperialism and colonialism Unequal treaties Treaties of the Empire of Japan Treaties of Joseon 1882 treaties 1882 in Korea 1882 in Japan Bilateral treaties of Japan