Japan/Korea queries WWII

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

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

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

caster51 said:

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

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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!

gwendy85 said:

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

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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/ 窶啣,窶售窶唸窶啅/ 窶售窶唹窶啅
1939/ 窶啀窶啣,窶啜窶啣窶啗/ 窶啅窶啀窶啌
1940/ 窶啗窶售,窶售窶售窶啌/ 窶啌,窶唹窶啅窶唹
1941/ 窶啀窶售窶售,窶啖窶售窶啌/ 窶啌,窶啣窶唹窶啗
1942/ 窶啣窶啜窶售,窶啣窶啖窶啌/ 窶售,窶唹窶啖窶啖
1943/ 窶啌窶唹窶啌,窶啣窶唸窶售/ 窶啅,窶啌窶唹窶唹

gwendy85 said:

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

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A lieutenant general of a Korean of Japan Army
ﾂ洪ﾅｽvﾃ｣ﾃ?HON SAIKU)
洪思翊 - Wikipedia
窶披?ｺ窶ｰﾂ､ 窶披?ｺﾅ｡ﾂｵ (I UN) (Korea royal families)
窶ｹ窶ｺﾃ?K
captain
窶ｹﾃ?ﾅ禿､窶榔
窶ｰﾂ､ﾃ?ﾃｯﾂ植
窶披?ｺﾃｪﾂ､窶徑
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/misirin/e/8d66b3704f9648d63d91bfc9d6bafdf4
A name does not seem to change it by armed forces enlistment.
窶菟 ﾂ青ｳﾃ?窶?(Park Chung Hee)
He changes it into the Japanese name.
ﾂ坂?壺?禿伉青ｳ窶悩 (Masao Takagi)
He graduates from a Japanese military academy in 1944
First Lieutenant of Manchurian country Army

gwendy85 said:

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?

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Do you ask about a Japanese empire military academy?
窶板､ﾅ坦ﾅｽmﾅ?ﾂｯﾅ?wﾂ校?
http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~sws6225/jiten/rikusi.html
陸軍航空士官学校 - Wikipedia
Here is a record of soldiers
http://www.rose.sannet.ne.jp/nishiha/senso/guntai.htm

was sent to the philippines as a military labourer in 1941, along with a few others. Could that have been possible?

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No..
they were career soldiers.

is there a difference in the uniforms of the korean draftees from those of their Japanese counterparts?

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NO..

Where they allowed weapons?

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??

gwendy85 said:

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!

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1942
Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo
A prisoners' camp was made
Many Koreans dealt with the guard.
There were many Koreans in the Philippines.
Australian War Memorial - About the AJRP

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

Thanks, but...

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

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

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 Hope I'm not imposing too much...