D111010219

Hi

The map is supposed to be centered around WWII-era Japan (during which Korea remained an integral constituent of the Great Japanese Empire (i.e., the Japanese state) while Taiwan remained merely a colony (indicated in lime along with Japan's South Seas Mandate) and was not an integral part of the Japanese state (e.g., one could say Korea within the Japanese state would be comparable to Alaska within the United States, while Taiwan, a possession but not an integral constituent of the Japanese state, would be comparable to American Samoa's status as a possession of the US but not an integral constituent of the United States.). VoodooIsland (talk) 03:43, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

I have always been taught that Korea was annexed outright as an integral constituent of the Great Japanese Empire, but after doing some more research, it appears as if one could interpret Korea as being an unorganized incorporated territory into the Japanese state (but not a component as integral to the state as, say, Karafuto; much like many subnational American states prior to statehood.). I'm not very clear on the autonomy disparities between Taiwan vs. Korea, as if in fact Taiwan (or perhaps rather Korea) had a lesser status, this would likely be what was throwing me off. Please let me know if this was the arguement you were trying to convey and if so I will change the map to comply with the historical status. Thanks again for bringing this to my attention! VoodooIsland (talk) 18:57, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

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