Sōshi-kaimei (Japanese: 創氏改名; Korean: 일본식 성명 강요, 창씨개명) was a policy of pressuring Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names and identify as such. The primary reason for the policy was to forcibly assimilate Koreans, as was done with the Ainu and the Ryukyuans.
Sōshi-kaimei (Japanese: 創氏改名; Korean: 일본식 성명 강요, 창씨개명) was a policy of pressuring Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names and identify as such. The primary reason for the policy was to forcibly assimilate Koreans, as was done with the Ainu and the Ryukyuans.
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