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Headquarters. Seoul, South Korea. Parent. G-Market Global [a] Website. gmarket .co .kr. Gmarket is an e-commerce website based in South Korea. The company was founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of Interpark, [2] and was acquired by eBay in 2009, [3] who subsequently sold it to Shinsegae at 3.4 trillion Korean Won. [4]
Japan took control of Korea with the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. When Japan was defeated in World War II, Soviet forces took control of the North, and American forces took control of the South, with the 38th parallel as the agreed-upon dividing. South Korea was independent as of August 15, 1945, and North Korea as of September 9, 1945.
Japan has left an influence on Korean culture . Many influences came from the Japanese occupation and annexation of Korea in the 20th century, from 1910 to 1945. During the occupation, the Japanese sought to assimilate Koreans into the Japanese empire by changing laws, policies, religious teachings, and education to influence the Korean ...
Keomdo ( Korean : 검도 ; lit. the way of the sword) is a modern Korean martial art. It is derived from and has a name cognate to kendo, the Japanese martial art. Despite being accurate, [ 1 ] its name is also spelled Kǒmdo, Kumdo and Geomdo . As a martial art, Kumdo has become accepted in Korean culture and society since its introduction ...
A half won (半圜) coin issued in 1905. This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. The Korean Won ( / wɒn / won[ 1] Korean : 원; Hanja : 圓, Korean pronunciation: [wʌn]) or Korean Empire won ( 대한제국 원 ), was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910. It was subdivided ...
Korea portal. v. t. e. From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen ( Hanja: 朝鮮, Korean: 조선), the Japanese reading of Joseon. [ a ] Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s.
Comparative military ranks of World War I. Comparative officer ranks of World War II. World War II German Army ranks and insignia. Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine. Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II.
The Gakushi Kaikan, a club for members of the former Imperial Universities in Tokyo. The Imperial Universities (Kyūjitai: 帝國大學, Shinjitai: 帝国大学, teikoku daigaku, abbr.: 帝大 teidai) were founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939, seven in Mainland Japan (now Japan), one in Korea under Japanese rule (now the Republic of Korea) and one in Taiwan under Japanese rule ...