Intercultural aspect of comparative analysis of Japan’s socio-economic policy towards Korea and China during the occupation period (1895-1945)
Interculturality as an interdisciplinary innovative concept can be accumulated in various dimensions: political, socio-economic, philosophical and pedagogical. This methodological basis allows for cross-cultural comparative sections of the perception of various phenomena by the peoples of the countries of the world. The focus of our study is a comparative analysis of the socioeconomic policy of Japan towards Korea and various regions of China (Taiwan and Manchuria) during their occupation (1895-1945) in an intercultural dimension. The aim of the work is to identify similar and different methods of Japan's economic expansion in the East Asia region, as well as to determine the results of the influence of the Japanese regime on the socio-economic situation in the macroregion as a whole. It is shown that the colonial policy of Japan negatively affected the cultural identity of the territories under consideration, made attempts to expropriate the cultural code of indigenous peoples and standardize Japanese values throughout the occupied territory. The economic modernization of some industries in the region was not a consequence of Japanese policy, but rather a side effect necessary in order to offset the negative consequences of forced assimilation. An analysis of the development of the economic sectors of the occupied territories shows that the economy developed unevenly under the pressure of external factors, which could not positively affect the independent development of states and the strengthening of intercultural ties between the countries of the Northeast Asia region.