Top Korean Businesses Linked To Collaborators

[Mulboyne]

Korea Times: Ancestors of Biz Leaders Tagged as Pro-Japanese
The ancestors of some of Korea's top business leaders in such groups as Hyundai and Doosan have been tagged as pro-Japanese collaborators by a private research institute...Most of the names are of politicians, soldiers and bureaucrats, but several forebears of prominent businesspeople here are also included in the three-book publication, which has caused nationwide disputes. Doosan head Park Yong-hyun's grandfather, the founder of the group, is classified to have been in a pro-Japanese faction. Doosan is one of Korea's 10 largest family-controlled conglomerates, called chaebol. According to the IRCA dictionary, Park's grandfather worked for several institutions that praised the rule of the colonial authorities while making big donations to the Japanese Joseon government. Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun's great grandfather and grandfather were listed as pro-Japanese. The IRCA said that they worked for the assembly of the Japanese authorities. In the 1940s, Hyun's grandfather encouraged people to send their daughters to be comfort women, the group of young Korean women forced into Japanese military brothels during World War II, according to the IRCA...Research head Park Han-yong said "Some rightist entities have claimed that entrepreneurs should be exempted from the charges of pro-Japanese activities because they were just seeking profits. But they should be aware that some companies benefited from collaboration with Japan back then"...more...

[sublight]

Ah, now the fun begins as the "more anti-Japanese than thou" movement begins to eat itself.

[Choeki]

Idiots. Basically, anyone with any semblance of power or wealth in modern South Korea is guilty regarding collaborating with the Japanese occupation. Since everyone who was in power during the occupation was basically allowed to stay in their bureaucratic positions after the war, it's not all that surprising...