League of Mobilization in Korea explained

League of Mobilization
Native Name:国民総力朝鮮連盟
Headquarters:Government-General of Chōsen
Successor:Korean National Volunteer Corps
Ideology:Kokkashugi
Japanization
Totalitarianism
Collaborationism
Position:Far-right
National:Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Religion:State Shintō
Country:Korea

League of Mobilization in Korea[1] (;)[2] [3] was an organization in charge of Korea's during the Japanese colonial period. It was founded in 1940 by, president of the newspaper Maeil sinbo. The League was part of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association (IRAA).

This organization was targeted at people living in Korea. This included ethnic Japanese people that lived in Korea. The central headquarters of League was the Government-General of Chōsen Building. The head of the organization was the Governor-General of Chōsen. The League campaigned under the slogan of "assimilate subjects of the Imperial state" (;). It pushed for the militarization of Korea. When an alternative organization was established on 8 July 1945 to prepare for the mainland showdown, the league was incorporated into the Korean National Volunteer Corps (;) and disbanded two days later.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: league of mobilization in korea . Basic word (Japanese): 国民総力朝鮮連盟 . 2025-06-10 . Japan Center for Asian Historical Records: National Archives of Japan.
  2. Web site: 国民総力朝鮮連盟 . June 10, 2025 . kotobank.jp . . ja.
  3. Web site: 국민총력조선연맹 (國民總力朝鮮聯盟) . 2025-06-10 . . ko.