Japanese occupation Archives

Apple TV+ K-drama Pachinko season 2 review: intimacy amid the misery in historical epic

A tale of prejudice, hardship and self-sacrifice leavened with moments of incredible intimacy, it spans the Japanese occupation of Korea, the second world war, the Korean war and the economic …

Korean women’s hardship working in Japanese textile mills recalled in documentary

by Haddis Thomas

The film vividly recreates the memories of these workers – more than 80 per cent of whom were teenage girls – who crossed the sea to work in spinning mills …

Philippine flag pledge slammed as ‘repugnant’ with links to Japanese occupation

by Walter Watson

Marcos Jnr has previously called Bagong Pilipinas his “administration’s brand of governance and leadership”. Students wait for their classes outside their school in Manila. The new pledge and hymn will …