Japanese rule
Tokyo's former governance
Japanese rule refers to periods when Japan governed territories outside its home islands, particularly in Asia during the early-to-mid 20th century.
The phrase most often describes Japanese colonial administration of Korea (1910–1945), Taiwan (1895–1945), or occupied territories during World War II: My grandmother grew up under Japanese rule in Manchuria.
The term carries connotations of military occupation, forced cultural assimilation, and wartime atrocities.
- Treaty of Shimonoseki1895 peace accord
- Pacific WarAllied-Japanese naval conflict
- comfort womenEuphemism for wartime sex slaves
- forced laborCompelled toil, no consent
- imperial armyMilitary of an empire
Japanese ruleself-governance
Independent management of affairs
self-rule · independence · self-determination · home rule · national sovereignty
Japanese ruleindependence
Freedom from external control
national liberation · freedom · sovereignty · self-rule · emancipation
Japan, Japanese, rule, ruled, ruler, rulers, rules, ruling, misrule