“Facts the South Korean Government Doesn’t Want You to Know”


LIST of JAPAN’S AID to SOUTH KOREA (extract)
JAPAN’S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) to REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) announced by the Japanese Government 
“Assistance Content” “DD/MM/YYYY” “Amount”
Korea Railroad Facility Improvement 06/08/1966 $11,000K
Korea Hangang Railway Bridge Restoration 06/17/1966 $1,000K
Korea Construction Machinery Improvement 07/20/1966 $6,500K
Korea Water Utilization and Dredging 07/20/1966 $3,300K
Korea Maritime Development 07/27/1966 $9,008K
Korea Small & Medium Enterprise and Machine Industry Development 07/27/1966 $15,000K
Korea Railroad Facility Improvement (2) 03/23/1967 $9,347K
Korea Transport and Cargo Handling Machine Improvement 06/27/1967 $2,597K
Korea Gwangju City Waterworks 07/11/1965 $1,681K
Korea Long-Distance Call Expansion 07/11/1967 $1,000K
Korea Daejeon City Waterworks 07/11/1967 $1,639K
Korea Industrial Machine Factory Expansion 07/31/1967 $3,000K
Korea Soyanggang Dam Construction 08/07/1967 $1,100K
Korea Small & Medium Enterprise and Machine Industry Development 08/07/1967 $7,414K
Korea Expressway Construction 06/26/1968 $3,000K
Korea Long-Distance Call Expansion 10/30/1968 $1,800K
Korea Soyanggang Dam Construction 12/28/1968 $13,050K
Korea Expressway Construction 04/14/1969 $5,000K
Korea Agricultural and Fishery Promotion 06/19/1969 $2,478K
Korea Yeongdong Thermal Power Plant Construction 09/01/1969 $1,781K
Korea Cheongju City Waterworks 12/04/1969 $900K
Korea South Sea Bridge Construction 12/04/1969 $2,189K
Korea Soyanggang Dam Construction 02/04/1970 $7,503K
Korea Long-Distance Call Expansion 06/25/1970 $1,436K
Korea POSCO Project 07/16/1971 $9,172K
Korea Seoul Subway Construction and National Railroad Electrification 04/10/1972 $90,498K
Korea POSCO Project 05/01/1972 $35,711K
Korea Commodity Loan 09/18/1972 $25,581K ROK Government
Korea POSCO Project 01/16/1973 $3,882K
Korea Communication Facility Expansion 04/23/1973 $22,143K
Korea Han River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Facility 07/20/1973 $1,650K
Korea Commodity Loan 05/13/1974 $25,667K ROK Government
Korea POSCO Expansion 05/22/1974 $42,627K
Korea Daejeon Multipurpose Dam Construction 12/26/1974 $39,600K
Korea Agricultural Comprehensive Development 12/26/1974 $64,800K
Korea POSCO Expansion 07/30/1975 $740K
Korea Bukpyeong Port Construction 03/31/1976 $42,389K
Korea Chungbuk Line Double Track Project 11/26/1976 $14,676K
Korea Communication Facility Expansion 11/26/1976 $22,526K
Korea Agricultural Expansion Plan 06/10/1977 $52,500K
Korea Ultrahigh Voltage Transmission Line Construction 11/28/1977 $16,667K
Korea Chungju Multipurpose Dam Construction 01/20/1978 $71,795K
Korea Agricultural Promotion Plan 01/31/1978 $30,769K
Korea Medical Facility Expansion 12/25/1978 $35,897K
Korea Agricultural Comprehensive Development 12/25/1978 $71,795K KEPCO
Korea Educational Facility Expansion 01/18/1980 $49,261K
Korea National/Public Medical & Health Research Institution Modernization 01/18/1980 $19,704K
Korea Municipal Sewage Facility Construction 01/18/1980 $24,631K Ministry of Construction, Daegu City, Daejeon City, Jeonju City
Korea Educational Facility (Basic science field) Expansion 02/27/1981 $27,273K
Korea Private Community Hospital Medical Equipment Expansion 02/27/1981 $59,091K
Korea Medical Equipment Expansion (Seoul National University Children Hospital) 10/11/1983 $23,276K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Seoul Tancheon) 10/11/1983 $49,569K
Korea Provincial Waterworks Expansion (Busan, Seoul, Jinju) 10/11/1983 $33,621K
Korea Hapcheon Multipurpose Dam Construction 10/11/1983 $87,931K
Korea Seoul Waterworks Facility Modernization 08/08/1984 $11,554K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Seoul Jungnang) 08/08/1984 $66,534K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Busan) 08/08/1984 $25,100K
Korea Weather-related Facility Modernization 08/08/1984 $16,733K
Korea National Institute of Health, Safety Research Center 08/08/1984 $9,562K
Korea Juam Multipurpose Dam Construction 08/08/1984 $44,223K
Korea Daejeon City Waterworks Expansion, Social Service 08/08/1984 $8,765K
Korea Municipal Waste Disposal Facility Construction 08/08/1984 $1,594K Daegu City, Seongnam City
Korea Agricultural and Fishery Experimental Research Facility Modernization 08/08/1984 $13,147K
Korea Medial Facility Expansion 12/20/1985 $61,500K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Busan Jangnim) 12/20/1985 $46,300K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Gwangju) 12/20/1985 $37,800K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Chuncheon) 12/20/1985 $16,400K
Korea Chemical Research/Measurement Standard Research Material & Equipment Reinforcement 12/20/1985 $13,500K
Korea Educational Facility Expansion 12/20/1985 $76,000K
Korea Comprehensive Oceanographic Research Vessel Construction 12/20/1985 $20,500K
Korea Educational Facility Expansion 08/18/1987 $105,828K Ministry of Education, National Science Museum
Korea Small & Medium Enterprise Modernization 08/18/1987 $63,525K
Korea Agricultural Mechanization 08/18/1987 $63,525K
Korea Waste Disposal Facility Construction 08/18/1987 $44,033K Daegu City, Seongnam City
Korea Dairy Facility Improvement 08/18/1987 $31,762K Seoul Milk Co-op
Korea Imha Multipurpose Dam Construction 08/18/1987 $57,172K
Korea Ulsan City Urban Development (Railroad Division) 06/22/1988 $35,520K
Korea Yeongsangang 3-1 District Seawall 06/22/1988 $35,520K
Korea Sewage Plant Construction (Jeju/Cheongju) 06/22/1988 $33,272K
Korea Educational Facility Expansion 06/22/1988 $47,360K
Korea Research Facility Expansion 06/22/1988 $21,432K Korea Genetic Engineering/Machinery/Electronic Communication/Chemical Laboratories
Korea Private University Hospital Facility Expansion 06/22/1988 $44,992K Ewha Womans University, Chung-Ang University, Hanyang University, Korea University, Dong-A University
Korea Daejeon Waterworks Expansion 08/22/1989 $11,472K
Korea Small & Medium Enterprise Modernization 08/22/1989 $49,600K
Korea Seoul Subway Construction 10/31/1990 $576,000K
Korea Medical Equipment Expansion (Seoul National University Hospital) 10/31/1990 $34,560K
Korea Fishery/Merchant-Marine School Training Ship Equipment Expansion 10/31/1990 $17,280K
Korea Small & Medium Enterprise Modernization 10/31/1990 $92,160K
Korea Meat Processing Facility Expansion 10/31/1990 $13,824K Livestock Industry Co-op Central Union
Korea Formula Feed Plant Construction 10/31/1990 $43,312K Livestock Industry Co-op Central Union
Korea Dairy Facility Improvement 10/31/1990 $19,584K Livestock Industry Co-op Central Union
*These exclude $500,000K compensation paid to ROK by Japan through Japan-ROK Basic Relation Treaty in 1965.

ACTUAL JAPAN’S ODA to ROK CUMUATIVE TOTAL until 1998
Grant Aid Cumulative Total $233.84M
Technical Cooperation $913.72M 
Government Loan Total Expenditure $3,601.54M    

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE other than the above
Annexation Infrastructure Development equivalent to $600 billion 1910 and after
Special Economic Cooperation Fund $4 billion 1983
Currency Crisis Relief Fund $10 billion 1997 *$57 billion combined with IMF
2002 Japan-ROK World Cup Soccer Stadium Construction Fund $8,861M due to Korea’s lack of funds
High-Won Relief Fund $20 billion 2006
Lehman Shock Relief $30 billion 2008
(Amount limit of the Japan-Korea Currency Swap $49,091M as of 2014 *It terminated in 2015.)

TECHNOLOGY PROVISION from Japanese Firms to South Korean Firms
PANASONIC→ANAM Color TV/audio technology
JVC→LG VHS VTR patent and manufacturing technology
JVC→SAMUSUNG VHS VTR patent and manufacturing technology
TOSHIBA→KEC TV/audio bipolar IC design/manufacturing technology, and acceptance & dispatch of the quantum engineers
SHARP→SAMUSUNG Semiconductor IC manufacturing technology
KUBOTA→KOSAN Manufacturing technology of theft-proof/midsize/large-size valves for waste water
HITACHI SEIKI→KIA NC machine tool manufacturing technology
KOSE→JULIA Cosmetic manufacturing technology
YANMAR→STX Large-ship diesel engine technology
TOSHIBA→LG X-ray/ultrasound diagnostic equipment technology
CANON→LOTTE High-performance dry copying machine technology
SONY→SK HYNIX VTR manufacturing technology
HITACHI ZOSEN→KOREA HEAVY IND Marine engine manufacturing technology
NIHON SEITO→CJ Sugar refining factory automation technology

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