Abstract
This report examines the restructuring of organizations and transition of departments of the offices of the
Japanese Resident-General and Governor-General of Korea, which governed the colony of Chosen (Korea). We
studied “Goshomei-genpon (originals of official documents signed by the Emperor)”, “Documents of the Privy
Council” and “Kobun-ruishu (a collection of government documents)”.
Chapter 1 analyzes administrative documents to understand the fundamental characteristics of government
regulations that determined the framework of the ruling organizations, and examines the discussions that took
place at the meetings for the establishment and revision of government regulations.
Chapter 2 investigates the organizational transition of the above two organizations. First, we studied the position
of the Resident-General of Korea and the structure and departments of his office, which governed the colony of
Chosen. Next, we investigated the history of the office of Governor-General of Korea after Japan's annexation
of Korea, throughout the periods of military government (Budan seiji), cultural government (Bunka seiji) and
the establishment of Manchukuo to the period of the outbreaks of the Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War.
Chapter 3 examines the Departments of Home Affairs and Education as examples of departments that
experienced transitions due to internal and external factors.
