# Japan annexes Korea (1910)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1910-japan-annexes-korea
Location: Japan
Categories: main-event

Japan formally annexed Korea after years of growing coercion and control. Colonial authorities restricted political rights and pursued policies that profoundly affected Korean society and culture. Resistance to Japanese rule continued until liberation in 1945.

Ruler at the time: [Katsura Taro](https://history-japan.com/rulers/katsura-taro-1908)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan–Korea_Treaty_of_1910)