The reformist groups, such as Shinpo-kai (pro-Japanese political organization in Korea) (later called, Isshin-kai) were oppressed (the Japanese government was sometimes even asked to oppress the reformists), and modernization did not progress. 進歩会(のちの一進会)などの改革派は弾圧され(改革派への弾圧を日本政府に依頼することすらあった)、開化は進まなかった。 |