Kanto Massacre of Koreans
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The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-Korean violence
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crime against civilians → ethnic violence → massacre → pogrom → |
| aftermath |
censorship and suppression of information by Japanese authorities
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limited prosecutions of perpetrators → long-term trauma in Korean communities in Japan → |
| alsoTargetedGroup |
Chinese residents in Japan
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Japanese anarchists → Japanese labor activists → Japanese socialists → |
| approximateNumberOfVictims |
between several thousand and over 10,000
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| cause |
anti-Korean racism in Japan
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false rumors about Koreans → social unrest after the Great Kanto Earthquake → xenophobic panic → |
| commemoratedBy |
memorial ceremonies in Japan
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memorial ceremonies in South Korea → |
| country |
Japan
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| endTime |
1923-09-15
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| governmentRole |
Japanese authorities failed to protect Koreans
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Japanese authorities participated in repression of Koreans → |
| hasJapaneseName |
関東大震災朝鮮人虐殺事件
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| hasPart |
military violence
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mob violence → |
| historicalContext |
Japanese imperialism in East Asia
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Japanese rule over Korea → |
| languageOfName |
Japanese
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| location |
Chiba Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED → Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED → Kanto region → Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED → Tokyo → Yokohama → |
| mainVictim |
ethnic Koreans
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| mediaRole |
Japanese newspapers spread false rumors about Koreans
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| numberOfVictims |
thousands of Koreans
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| perpetrator |
Japanese military units
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Japanese mobs → Japanese police → Japanese vigilantes → |
| relatedEvent |
Great Kanto Earthquake
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| rumorContent |
Koreans were committing arson
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Koreans were planning uprisings → Koreans were poisoning wells → |
| significance |
key event in the history of Koreans in Japan
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major episode of ethnic violence in modern Japanese history → |
| startTime |
1923-09-01
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| temporalContext |
after the Great Kanto Earthquake
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Kanto earthquake
("Kanto Massacre")
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associatedPogrom |
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Kanto Massacre of Koreans
("Japanese authorities participated in repression of Koreans")
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governmentRole |
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Kanto Massacre of Koreans
("関東大震災朝鮮人虐殺事件")
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hasJapaneseName |
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Korea under Japanese rule
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notableEvent |