Gyeonggi-do Accelerates Efforts to Eradicate Pro-Japanese Cultural Residues

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will work to eliminate pro-Japanese cultural remnants by the end of this year.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it plans to complete the project to eliminate pro-Japanese cultural remnants, which began last year, by the end of this year. The province is currently conducting a public contest project to eliminate Japanese colonial remnants in the cultural and artistic fields, as well as a project to build and utilize records of pro-Japanese cultural remnants. Earlier, the province completed a research service on pro-Japanese cultural remnants in April.

Through the research service on pro-Japanese cultural remnants, the province defined the spatial and temporal scope, terms, and concepts related to pro-Japanese remnants formed in everyday culture during the Japanese colonial period (1905?1945). Based on data collection and cataloging research, the province identified ▲257 pro-Japanese figures (including 15 cultural figures such as Lee Heung-ryeol, Hyun Je-myeong, and Lee Kwang-su) ▲161 pro-Japanese monuments (commemorative and merit monuments) ▲89 school songs created by pro-Japanese figures ▲12 school emblems symbolizing Japan, among other Japanese colonial remnants within the province.

Oh Tae-seok, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, stated, "Based on the results of the research service, we will expand public consensus through content development and utilization projects. We will strive to transform the issue of eliminating Japanese colonial remnants from intermittent past discussions into a continuous practical movement to foster patriotism."

Meanwhile, based on the results of this research service, the province conducted a public contest to promote various content development and utilization projects related to the elimination of Japanese colonial cultural remnants, selecting 14 organizations.

The province is also building an archive project for pro-Japanese cultural remnants, including the development of digital recording, preservation, and management systems, database construction, portal service development, integrated search implementation, and content related to exhibitions, promotion, education, and participation.

Gyeonggi Province is also conducting projects such as the "New Gyeonggi Province Song Fair Contest" and the "Campaign to Eliminate Terms Related to Japanese Colonial Remnants."

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