8･15직후 38도선 이북의 일본인 귀환단체 및 간부진 현황

Abstract

This article is a summary of the current status of the organization and its executives for repatriation of Japanese settlers in the north of the 38th parallel after the collapse of Japan in 1945. This process is summarized, a total of 68 organizations for Repatriation of the Japanese(29 organizations in North and South Pyongan Province, 27 organizations in North and South Hamgyong, 12 organizations in Hwanghae and Gangwon Province) and a total of 286 staff members. And I investigated the career of these executives and their major activities and classified them on the basis of their experiences. As a result, many of these executives were concentrated in the businessmen and the public employees. In other words, it can be seen that the group that formed the upper class of the 'colonial society' in the past led the activities for repatriation of the Japanese. As soon as the early return activities centered on management were hit by the limitations, gradually, the executive staffs were replaced by the community leaders of civil society such as educators. In the north of the 38th parallel, which was very different from that of the south of the 38th parallel occupied by the US Military, it was necessary to communicate and coordinate between Soviet Army - North Korean – Japanese. In this respect, the executives' career during the Japanese occupation was an important variable. The real bargaining power and solidarity were important.