User:Dckewon5131/양재하 (1906년)

Yang Jae-ha (culture language: Liang Jae-ha; July 6, 1906 – March 19, 1966) was a South Korean journalist and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea during the Japanese colonial period, his domicile was Namwon and his pen name is Geoncho, and he was born in Sanbuk-myeon, Mungyeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Life
He graduated from Gyeongseong Law School in March 1930, worked as a reporter for the Chosun Ilbo from April 1930 to December 1932, and as a reporter for the Dong-A Ilbo from October 1933 to August 1940. From February 1941 to October 1944, he served as the author and publisher of the magazine "Chunchu" and as a member of the Korean Council for Imjeonbo in October 1941.

On December 27, 1941, he was appointed as a director of Chosun Chunchusa Co., Ltd

In June 1943, he published an article in the magazine "Chunchu" supporting Japan's invasion war and colonial rule policy, including writing "The Koreans and the Sea," an article praising the volunteer system.

Because of this experience, he was included in the media/publishing section of the National Institute of Humanities' list of prospective pro-Japanese biographical dictionaries released in 2008 and the 705 pro-Japanese anti-national activities released by the Committee on the Truth of Pro-Japanese Anti-National Act in 2009.

After liberation, he served as a temporary secretary to the chairman of the Joseon Foundation Preparation Committee, and served as editor and publisher of the New Chosun Ilbo on October 5, 1945, and editor-in-chief of the Hansung Ilbo on February 26, 1946. In the second National Assembly election held on May 30, 1950, he was elected as an independent candidate for Mungyeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, but was abducted by North Korea on September 17, 1950 during the Korean War. He served as a standing member of the North Korean Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification in North Korea, an organization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea formed mainly by South Koreans abducted in July 1956.

Reference

 * Yang Jae-ha - Korean Constitutional Association
 * Yang Jae-ha - Central Research Institute of Korean Studies