Decolonization Impact: Korean Minority Liberation Shaping Postwar Japan Society
The article explores how the liberation of Korean subjects in Japan after World War II impacted Japanese society. It looks at how decolonization affected the home country when colonial subjects were freed within the empire. The study sheds light on the intersection of US-led democratization and the transition from a multiethnic empire to a monoethnic nation in postwar Japan. The research challenges the oversight of empire in the study of US-occupied Japan and highlights the significance of the Korean minority question in shaping postwar Japan.