Japan/Korea queries WWII

[gwendy85]

Hi guys!

I know it's been a while since I last posted. Working on the final parts of my book and I'd like to ask a few more questions about WWII\

1. Koreans were drafted into the Japanese Army, right? But I heard they were never really recognized as part of it. Is this true?

2. Were Koreans given Japanese names when they were colonized or only after they had been drafted into the army?

3. I read about a "Sergeant's Training school" during the war for excellent Japanese soldiers who passed the standards. Can anyone clear me up on this and perhaps give a few info?

Thank you all very very much!
See you again soon :)

[caster51]

1. Koreans were drafted into the Japanese Army, right? But I heard they were never really recognized as part of it

korean were drafted from 1944 sep.(included militally labourer )
The korean person sent to the battlefield is a little.

[gwendy85]

korean were drafted from 1944 sep.(included militally labourer )
The korean person sent to the battlefield is a little.

Oh. So now that changes everything. You see, my character (name's Kim Yong-Jun with the Japanese name of Kimura Yori) was sent to the philippines as a military labourer in 1941, along with a few others. Could that have been possible?

And one more question: is there a difference in the uniforms of the korean draftees from those of their Japanese counterparts? Where they allowed weapons? Thank you so much!

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

1. Koreans were drafted into the Japanese Army, right? But I heard they were never really recognized as part of it. Is this true?

It is September, 1944 that a conscription order was applied to a Korean.
The volunteer system in Korea began in 1938.
year / The number of the applicants. / person of enlistment
1938/ ２,４９６/ ４０６
1939/ １２,５２８/ ６１３
1940/ ８４,４４３/ ３,０６０
1941/ １４４,７４３/ ３,２０８
1942/ ２５４,２７３/ ４,０７７
1943/ ３０３,２９４/ ６,３００

2. Were Koreans given Japanese names when they were colonized or only after they had been drafted into the army?

A lieutenant general of a Korean of Japan Army
洪思翊(HON SAIKU)
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B4%AA%E6%80%9D%E7%BF%8A
李王 李垠 (I UN) (Korea royal families)
魚潭
captain
金應善
王瑜植
李熙斗
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/misirin/e/8d66b3704f9648d63d91bfc9d6bafdf4
A name does not seem to change it by armed forces enlistment.
朴 正煕(Park Chung Hee)
He changes it into the Japanese name.
高木正雄 (Masao Takagi)
He graduates from a Japanese military academy in 1944
First Lieutenant of Manchurian country Army

3. I read about a "Sergeant's Training school" during the war for excellent Japanese soldiers who passed the standards. Can anyone clear me up on this and perhaps give a few info?

Do you ask about a Japanese empire military academy?
陸軍士官学校?
http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~sws6225/jiten/rikusi.html
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E5%A3%AB%E5%A E%98%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1
Here is a record of soldiers
http://www.rose.sannet.ne.jp/nishiha/senso/guntai.htm

[caster51]

was sent to the philippines as a military labourer in 1941, along with a few others. Could that have been possible?
No..
they were career soldiers.
is there a difference in the uniforms of the korean draftees from those of their Japanese counterparts?
NO..
Where they allowed weapons?
??

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Oh. So now that changes everything. You see, my character (name's Kim Yong-Jun with the Japanese name of Kimura Yori) was sent to the philippines as a military labourer in 1941, along with a few others. Could that have been possible?
And one more question: is there a difference in the uniforms of the korean draftees from those of their Japanese counterparts? Where they allowed weapons? Thank you so much!

1942
Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo
A prisoners' camp was made
Many Koreans dealt with the guard.
There were many Koreans in the Philippines.
http://ajrp.awm.gov.au/ajrp/ajrp2.nsf/Japanese/A69527B1B521DB71CA256BC00020145C

[caster51]

many of those korean POW guard was civilians that japan hired.
A lot of tragedies occurred for that.
They were not trained.

[gwendy85]

Thanks for all the replies! Now I know which things to change. However...er....as much as I'd love to read those sites, I can't read Japanese :( You think you could provide me some English links? Arigato gozaimasu!

Gwendy

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Web translation site
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/
or
http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/?ac=Web&lng=en

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

http://ajrp.awm.gov.au/ajrp/ajrp2.nsf/Web-Pages/HomePage?OpenDocument

[gwendy85]

:) Hey! Thanks so much for that last translation page (australia)! I was excited when I saw that synopsis of Tamura's diary! It gives me at least a first hand look from the point of view of a Japanese soldier. The translation sites didn't work though...

anyway, you think you guys could provide me more links to Japanese soldier memoirs/interviews/biographies preferably those who had their battle fronts in the Philippines? Thanks again!

Gwendy :P :) :( Hope I'm not imposing too much...