Published on August 13, 2019.
This article republishes a chapter first posted on November 3, 2018, and another first posted on July 25, 2018.
It presents a detailed list of Japan’s ODA assistance to South Korea, showing that, even excluding the 500 million dollars paid under the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea, Japan provided enormous support for South Korea’s modernization, including railways, ports, power generation, medical care, education, water and sewage systems, subways, and steelworks.
It raises the question of whether Japanese lives lost in disasters could have been saved had these astronomical sums of aid to China and South Korea been used instead to strengthen Japan’s own national land.

August 13, 2019.
If these astronomical amounts of aid to China and South Korea had been used to strengthen Japan’s own national land, not a single Japanese citizen would have had to die in a disaster.
Because the South Korean government, exactly like the Chinese government, has not told its people a single thing about this clear fact, almost all of its citizens must know nothing about it.
The chapter I published on November 3, 2018, under that title, entered yesterday’s top 50 in search numbers.
I am republishing the chapter I posted on July 25, 2018.
Because the South Korean government, exactly like the Chinese government, has not told its people a single thing about this clear fact, almost all of its citizens must know nothing about it.
Above all, I myself, a Japanese citizen, knew absolutely nothing about it until I found this article on the internet, so most Japanese citizens must not have known it either.
…In such a state of affairs, how could politicians and the mass media, led by Asahi, have kept saying things like Japan-China friendship and a future-oriented Japan-Korea relationship?
I can say this with certainty because I subscribed to and carefully read the Asahi Shimbun for a very long time until August four years ago: I never once read this article in the pages of Asahi, and needless to say, I never saw it on the commercial television stations that are their subsidiaries, nor did I see it on NHK.
I did, however, see more than enough of the theory that Japan was evil and the Japanese military was evil.
Rather than merely being astonished by this fact, countless Japanese people must want to throw the words of one of their representative figures, Yamaguchi Jiro—“…I’ll beat you down”—at the stupidity of Japan’s political hacks who continued to provide such enormous assistance, and at Asahi Shimbun and others, the so-called human-rights lawyers, and the so-called scholars who led them in that direction.
At the same time, I am astonished by the ingratitude of Koreans, who have continued to return such favors with hostility, but in the words of a great man produced by Okinawa in the Meiji era, which I recently published, I believe the great predecessor Iha indeed pointed out “ingratitude” as one of the shortcomings of Okinawans.
People of Okinawa should never, ever become the same kind of people as the Koreans described below.
After all, the largest amount of local allocation tax among all 47 prefectures has continued to be poured into Okinawa.
If these astronomical amounts of aid to China and South Korea had been used to strengthen Japan’s own national land, not a single Japanese citizen would have had to die in a disaster.
The people of Okinawa should once sit in deep thought and come to understand that the same thing can be said of them.
ODA from Japan to South Korea ※Excluding the 500 million dollars Japan paid to South Korea under the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea.
The following is a continuation of the previous chapter.
ODA from Japan to South Korea.
“Assistance content” — “Date” — “Amount of assistance.”
Korea Railway Equipment Improvement Project 1966-06-08　3.96 billion yen.
Korea Han River Railway Bridge Restoration Project 1966-06-17　360 million yen.
Korea Construction Machinery Improvement Project 1966-07-20　2.34 billion yen.
Korea Water Utilization, Reclamation, and Dredging Project 1966-07-20　1.188 billion yen.
Korea Maritime Transport Promotion Project 1966-07-27　3.243 billion yen.
Korea Small and Medium Enterprises and Machinery Industry Development Project? 1966-07-27　5.40 billion yen.
Korea Railway Equipment Improvement Project (2) 1967-03-23　3.365 billion yen.
Korea Transportation and Cargo-Handling Machinery Improvement Project 1967-06-27　935 million yen.
Korea Gwangju City Water Supply Project 1967-07-11　605 million yen.
Korea Intercity Telephone Expansion Project 1967-07-11　360 million yen.
Korea Daejeon City Water Supply Project 1967-07-11　590 million yen.
Korea Industrial Machinery Factory Expansion Project 1967-07-31　1.080 billion yen.
Korea Soyang River Dam Construction Project 1967-08-07　396 million yen.
Korea Small and Medium Enterprises and Machinery Industry Development Project 1967-08-07　2.669 billion yen.
Korea Expressway Construction Project 1968-06-26　1.080 billion yen.
Korea Intercity Telephone Expansion Project 1968-10-30　648 million yen.
Korea Soyang River Dam Construction Project 1968-12-28　4.698 billion yen.
Korea Expressway Construction Project 1969-04-14　1.800 billion yen.
Korea Agriculture and Fisheries Promotion Project 1969-06-19　892 million yen.
Korea Yeongdong Thermal Power Plant Construction Project 1969-09-01　641 million yen.
Korea Cheongju City Water Supply Project 1969-12-04　324 million yen.
Korea Namhae Bridge Construction Project 1969-12-04　788 million yen.
Korea Soyang River Dam Construction Project 1970-02-04　2.701 billion yen.
Korea Intercity Telephone Expansion Project 1970-06-25　517 million yen.
Korea Integrated Steel Project 1971-07-16　2.880 billion yen Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Korea Seoul Subway Construction and National Railway Electrification Project 1972-04-10　27.240 billion yen.
Korea Integrated Steel Project 1972-05-01　10.749 billion yen Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Korea Commodity Loan and Other Commodity Loans 1972-09-18　7.700 billion yen Government of the Republic of Korea.
Korea Integrated Steel Project 1973-01-16　1.087 billion yen Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Korea Communications Facilities Expansion Project 1973-04-23　6.200 billion yen.
Korea Han River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Facilities Project 1973-07-20　462 million yen.
Korea Commodity Loan 1974-05-13　7.700 billion yen Government of the Republic of Korea.
Korea Pohang Integrated Steelworks Expansion Project 1974-05-22　12.788 billion yen.
Korea Daecheong Multipurpose Dam Construction Project 1974-12-26　11.880 billion yen.
Korea Comprehensive Agricultural Development Project 1974-12-26　19.440 billion yen.
Korea Pohang Integrated Steelworks Expansion Project 1975-07-30　225 million yen.
Korea Bukpyeong Port Construction Project 1976-03-31　12.420 billion yen.
Korea Chungbuk Line Double-Tracking Project 1976-11-26　4.300 billion yen.
Korea Communications Facilities Expansion Project 1976-11-26　6.600 billion yen.
Korea Agricultural Promotion Plan 1977-06-10　12.600 billion yen.
Korea Extra-High Voltage Transmission Line Construction Project ?1977-11-28　4.000 billion yen.
Korea ChungB Multipurpose Dam Construction Project? 1978-01-20　14.000 billion yen.
Korea Agricultural Promotion Plan 1978-01-31　6.000 billion yen.
Korea Medical Facilities Expansion Project 1978-12-25　7.000 billion yen.
Korea Comprehensive Agricultural Development Project 1978-12-25　14.000 billion yen Korea Electric Power Corporation.
Korea Educational Facilities Expansion Project 1980-01-18　10.000 billion yen.
Korea National and Public Medical and Health Research Institutions Modernization Project 1980-01-18　4.000 billion yen.
Korea Urban Sewage Treatment Facilities Construction Project 1980-01-18　5.000 billion yen Ministry of Construction, Daegu City, Daejeon City, Jeonju City.
Korea Educational Facilities (Basic Sciences Field) Expansion Project 1981-02-27　6.000 billion yen.
Korea Private Regional Hospital Medical Equipment Expansion Project 1981-02-27　13.000 billion yen.
Korea Medical Equipment Expansion Project (Seoul National University Children’s Hospital) 1983-10-11　5.400 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Seoul Tancheon) 1983-10-11　11.500 billion yen.
Korea Local Water Supply Expansion Project (Busan, Seoul, Jinju) 1983-10-11　7.800 billion yen.
Korea Hapcheon Multipurpose Dam Construction Project 1983-10-11　20.400 billion yen.
Korea Seoul Water Supply Facilities Modernization Project 1984-08-08　2.900 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Seoul Jungnang) 1984-08-08　16.700 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Busan) 1984-08-08　6.300 billion yen.
Korea Meteorological Equipment Modernization Project 1984-08-08　4.200 billion yen.
Korea National Institute of Health Safety Research Center Project 1984-08-08　2.400 billion yen.
Korea Juam Multipurpose Dam Construction Project 1984-08-08　11.100 billion yen.
Korea Daejeon City Water Supply Expansion Project, Social Services 1984-08-08　2.200 billion yen.
Korea Urban Waste Treatment Facilities Construction Project 1984-08-08　400 million yen Daegu City, Seongnam City.
Korea Agricultural and Fisheries Testing and Research Equipment Modernization Project 1984-08-08　3.300 billion yen.
Korea Medical Facilities Expansion Project 1985-12-20　12.300 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Busan Jangnim) 1985-12-20　9.260 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Gwangju) 1985-12-20　7.560 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Chuncheon) 1985-12-20　3.280 billion yen.
Korea Chemical Research and Metrology Standards Research Equipment Reinforcement Project 1985-12-20　2.700 billion yen.
Korea Educational Facilities Expansion Project 1985-12-20　15.200 billion yen.
Korea Comprehensive Ocean Survey Vessel Construction Project 1985-12-20　4.100 billion yen.
Korea Educational Facilities Expansion Project 1987-08-18　12.911 billion yen Ministry of Education, National Science Museum.
Korea Small and Medium Enterprises Modernization Project 1987-08-18　7.750 billion yen.
Korea Agricultural Mechanization Project 1987-08-18　7.750 billion yen National Agricultural Cooperative Federation.
Korea Waste Treatment Facilities Construction Project 1987-08-18　5.372 billion yen Daegu City, Seongnam City.
Korea Dairy Facilities Improvement Project 1987-08-18　3.875 billion yen Seoul Milk Cooperative.
Korea Imha Multipurpose Dam Construction Project 1987-08-18　6.975 billion yen.
Korea Ulsan City Urban Development Project (Railway Sector) 1988-06-22　4.440 billion yen.
Korea Yeongsan River 3-1 District Tide Embankment Project 1988-06-22　4.440 billion yen.
Korea Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project (Jeju and Cheongju) 1988-06-22　4.159 billion yen.
Korea Educational Facilities Expansion Project 1988-06-22　592.0 billion yen.
Korea Research Institute Facilities Expansion Project 1988-06-22　2.679 billion yen Korea Genetic Engineering, Machinery, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Chemical Research Institutes.
Korea Private University-Affiliated Hospital Facilities Expansion Project 1988-06-22　5.624 billion yen Ewha Womans University, Chung-Ang University, Hanyang University, Korea University, Dong-A University.
Korea Daejeon Water Supply Expansion Project 1989-08-22　1.434 billion yen.
Korea Small and Medium Enterprises Modernization Project 1989-08-22　6.200 billion yen Kookmin Bank.
Korea Seoul Subway Construction Project 1990-10-31　72.000 billion yen.
Korea Medical Equipment Expansion Project (Seoul National University Hospital) 1990-10-31　4.320 billion yen.
Korea Fisheries and Merchant Marine Schools Training Ship Equipment Expansion Project 1990-10-31　2.160 billion yen.
Korea Small and Medium Enterprises Modernization Project 1990-10-31　11.520 billion yen.
Korea Meat Processing Facilities Expansion Project 1990-10-31　1.728 billion yen National Livestock Cooperatives Federation.
Korea Compound Feed Factory Construction Project 1990-10-31　5.414 billion yen National Livestock Cooperatives Federation.
Korea Dairy Facilities Improvement Project 1990-10-31　2.448 billion yen National Livestock Cooperatives Federation.
Additional Material 1: Cumulative ODA Results to South Korea, through 1998.
Grants 　　　　　Government loans.
Grant aid 　Technical cooperation 　Total disbursement.
Cumulative total 233.84 　　913.72　 　3,601.54.
The unit is one million dollars.
※Excluding the 500 million dollars Japan paid to South Korea under the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea.
※The units and monetary values are all exactly those from 1966, when assistance began after the conclusion of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Converted into present-day value, the total would be on the scale of two to three trillion yen.
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I believe that not only the Korean people, but also Japanese people, need to know this well.