19,030 Reports of Japanese Colonial Forced Mobilization Damage Received

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that the first round of damage reports regarding forced mobilization under Japanese colonial rule has been finalized at 19,030 reports.

The Gyeonggi Province Commission on Clarifying the Truth about Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonial Rule received a total of 19,030 reports from February to June through Gyeonggi Province and 31 cities and counties, comprising 16,933 overseas victims and 2,097 domestic victims.

By region, Ansan led with 1,296 reports, followed by Bucheon with 1,152 reports, Suwon and Goyang each with 1,142 reports, Pyeongtaek with 1,107 reports, Seongnam with 1,106 reports, and Hwaseong with 1,088 reports—six cities surpassing 1,000 reports. Gwacheon City had the fewest with 91 reports.

By category, there were 13,289 laborers, 4,015 military personnel, 1,705 military auxiliary staff, and 21 comfort women, in that order.

Gyeonggi Province plans to verify the facts in the reported cases through a working committee and then submit the verification results to the Central Commission on Clarifying the Truth about Forced Mobilization.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "The second round of damage reports regarding forced mobilization under Japanese colonial rule is scheduled to begin in September."