Abstract
This paper examines the role of the Keijo-Nippo, as an agent-paper for the Government-General of Korea, by analyzing the discourse of the articles covering sports events.
The Keijo-Nippo continuously held sports events such as baseball and tennis under the “Naisen-Yuwa” (Integration of Japan and Korea) policy that was in place from 1920-1937 during the period of Japanese colonization (which lasted from 1910-1945). In these games, a lot of Korean players took part along with Japanese players. The Keijo-Nippo emphasized the significance of these games from the view point of the Japanese colonial Government.
In addition the Keijo-Nippo regularly invited Japanese baseball teams mainly from Tokyo’s six major universities. In the articles on the invitation matches, the Japanese teams were always presented as a normative model for Korean teams.
It becomes clear through the textual analysis that the Keijo-Nippo supported and developed the “NaisenYuwa” policy through its promotion of sports events.
