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The Japanese colonial government, which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1910 until 1945, announced a new public education system in Korea in 1911 that prohibited the use of the Korean language in schools.

According to Yonhap News Agency, this policy was part of Japan's broader strategy to assimilate Koreans into Japanese culture and suppress Korean identity. The education system imposed by the colonial government aimed to instill loyalty to Japan among Korean students by mandating Japanese as the language of instruction and eradicating Korean cultural and linguistic heritage from the educational sphere.

The announcement of this education system marked a significant moment in Korea's colonial history, as it reflected the oppressive measures taken by the Japanese government to control and diminish Korean national identity. The prohibition of the Korean language in schools was met with resistance from Korean intellectuals and educators, who sought t o preserve their language and culture despite the harsh restrictions.

This move was one of many actions taken by the colonial regime to consolidate its power over the Korean Peninsula and integrate it into the Japanese Empire. The legacy of these policies continued to impact Korea's cultural and educational landscape long after the end of Japanese rule in 1945.