Busan Regional Veterans Affairs Office to Hold 85th Anniversary Ceremony for Busan Anti-Japanese Student Uprising

Attendance by Busan City and Metropolitan Office of Education
Carrying on the Spirit of the Anti-Japanese Student Movement

The Busan Regional Veterans Affairs Office, led by Director Lee Namil, will hold a commemorative ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of the Busan Anti-Japanese Student Uprising and the 10th Busan Anti-Japanese Student Day. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on November 21 in the main auditorium of the Student Education and Culture Center of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

Hosted by the Busan Anti-Japanese Student Uprising Commemoration Association (Chairman Bae Junghyo), the ceremony will proceed in the following order: national ceremony, commemorative address, congratulatory remarks, awards ceremony, three cheers for independence, and floral tribute. The event will be attended by approximately 400 people, including officials from the Busan Regional Veterans Affairs Office, Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, and students.

The Busan Anti-Japanese Student Uprising, also known as the "Nodai Incident," occurred on November 23, 1940, during the wartime regime at the Gyeongnam Student Power Enhancement Competition, which was conducted as part of student mobilization military training.

At the time, Nodai, a Japanese military officer who served as the chief referee, repeatedly made biased and ethnically discriminatory judgments to ensure the victory of the Japanese school. In protest, students rose up, making this one of Busan's most significant anti-Japanese student movements.

Alumni from Dongnae High School and Gaeseong High School, who were at the center of the Nodai Incident, united to establish the Busan Anti-Japanese Student Uprising Commemoration Association. To carry on the spirit of the anti-Japanese student uprising, they have continued to hold annual commemorative ceremonies and various memorial and educational events.

Busan Regional Veterans Affairs Office.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.