Millions were pulled into Japan's war
Beginning in 1939, during World War II, Japan mobilized around 5.4 million Koreans for its war effort. Many were forced from their homes and sent into brutal conditions.Korea Under Japanese Rule: Forced Labor and War
Some never came back
About 670,000 were taken to mainland Japan for civilian labor alone, and 60,000 of them died there. In Korea and Manchuria, estimated deaths ranged from 270,000 to 810,000.Korea Under Japanese Rule: Forced Labor and War
