What is Japanese annexation of Korea?
The '''Japanese annexation of Korea''' happened on 29 August 1910. The [[Empire of Japan]] [[Annexation|annexed]] (made part of its territory) the [[Korean Empire]] according to the [[:en:Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910|Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910]] concluded on 22 August 1910.<ref>今日の[[大韓民国]]と[[朝鮮民主主義人民共和国]]に相当する地域。旧[[韓国]]、[[朝鮮国]]（[[李氏朝鮮]]）領域。[[間島]]については一部に領有権について主張がある。</ref> In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], it is also called '''日韓併合'''、'''朝鮮併合'''、'''日韓合邦''' which translate as annexation of Korea, annexation of [[Joseon]] (an old name of Korea), and unification of Japan and Korea.<ref>『日韓合邦秘史』 黒竜会出版部</ref> In [[Korean language|Korean]], It's called '''경술국치''' (庚戌國恥), '''국권피탈''' (國權被奪) which mean national humiliation in [[:ko:경술|Gyeongsul]] year (1910), and coercive loss of national sovereignty by Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.khs.go.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do;jsessionid=dAhjN0lTt1YomaT7S10p7KKx7FvrU7l6dietlQ6Y1wYhH64RzsxjaKRgsxNTghVD.cha-was01_servlet_engine1?nttId=5919&bbsId=BBSMSTR_1008&pageIndex=357&pageUnit=10&searchtitle=title&searchcont=&searchkey=&searchwriter=&searchdept=&searchWrd=&searchCnd=&ctgryLrcls=&ctgryMdcls=&ctgrySmcls=&ntcStartDt=&ntcEndDt=&mn=NS_01_09_01 |script-title=ko:경술국치를 기억하자 – 국가유산청 |date=19 January 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.dict.naver.com/#/entry/koko/19b5d4b2d82e4444be649acb5c019b4d |script-title=ko:국권 피탈 – 네이버 국어사전 |url-status=live}}</ref> Then [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese ruled Korea]] until 1945, after the [[Potsdam Conference]] at the end of [[World War II]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:History of Korea]] [[Category:Pages with unreviewed translations]] [[Category:1910]] [[Category:20th century in Japan]]