Abstract
Abstract In early 1945 approximately two million Koreans were living in Japan. At the end of World War II almost one and half million returned to Korea and around 600 000 remained in Japan. In late 1945 the newly formed League of Koreans (Zainippon Chōsenjin Renmei) called for the eradication of imperialism and militarism, the abolition of Japan's Emperor System and the independence of Koreans in Japan. The first postwar large‐scale protest of resident Koreans in Japan ensued, with a rally of many thousands held in Hibiya Park on December 28, 1945. Many of the protesters expressed grievances and demands relating to the protection of property, personal safety, salary payments, benefits, and the prosecution of those responsible for the massacre of Koreans during the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.
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