In the early 19th century, the Korean Peninsula was ruled under the Japanese government. Now, Korea shows rapid economic growth, and a lot of people believes the period of time which Japan ruled Korea paved the way for current Korean development. However, the fact is still unclear. A few historians claimed that it was a crime upon the Korean people. We will be discussing how and to what extent did Japanese government make contribution to modernize Korean peninsula during colonization.
In May 1910, the Minister of War of Japan, Terauchi Masatake, was given a mission to finalize Japanese control over Korea. On 22 August 1910, Japan officially annexed Korea with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 signed by Ye Wanyong, Prime Minister of Korea, And Terauchi Masatake became the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea. In 1945, Following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan finished their colonization in 15 August 1945.