The purpose of this thesis is to study the recognition of Korea of Japanese residents in Korea, the their consciousness as the people of the governing country and the attitude toward the policy of Resident-General in 1906~1910. After the Protectorate Treaty of November 1905, Japanese residents in Korea regarded Protectorate Korea as nearly colony. And they placed themselves on the position of the people of the governing country and apparently revealed the consciousness of superiority to Koreans. This consciousness of Japanese residents in Korea led to the criticism of the policy of Resident-General. They criticized that the policy of Residency-General is centered on Korean. They had expected that Residency-General would preserve their interest since they had hard times settling the base of 'Korea management.' But the expectation wasn't satisfied. The criticism of Residency-General was accelerated by its suppressing the civil rights of Japanese residents in Korea. The suppression appeared as the change of system electing the head of a self-governing body, Kyoryumindan, from vote to assignment by Resident-General. Japanese residents in Korea protested that this action ignored the history of self-governing Japanese society in Korea and discriminated themselves against Japanese at home.

The purpose of this thesis is to study the recognition of Korea of Japanese residents in Korea, the their consciousness as the people of the governing country and the attitude toward the policy of Resident-General in 1906~1910. After the Protectorate Treaty of November 1905, Japanese residents in Korea regarded Protectorate Korea as nearly colony. And they placed themselves on the position of the people of the governing country and apparently revealed the consciousness of superiority to Koreans. This consciousness of Japanese residents in Korea led to the criticism of the policy of Resident-General. They criticized that the policy of Residency-General is centered on Korean. They had expected that Residency-General would preserve their interest since they had hard times settling the base of 'Korea management.' But the expectation wasn't satisfied. The criticism of Residency-General was accelerated by its suppressing the civil rights of Japanese residents in Korea. The suppression appeared as the change of system electing the head of a self-governing body, Kyoryumindan, from vote to assignment by Resident-General. Japanese residents in Korea protested that this action ignored the history of self-governing Japanese society in Korea and discriminated themselves against Japanese at home.

Residency-General, Protectorate, Japanese Residents in Korea, Kyoryumindan