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Why did Park Chunghee try to ban Japanese influences in South Korea during his rule? : r/korea

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A subreddit for news, culture, and life on the Korean Peninsula. Welcome to everyone, including native Koreans, Korean diaspora, and foreigners. When he ruled the country, Park Chunghee passed many laws regarding the censorship of media to conform to his views of society. In particular, he prohibited Japanese influence in Korean media. It might sound normal since Korea was just decolonized from Japanese rule but Park Chunghee was a Japanese officer who volunteered to serve in the Japanese army instead of being forcefully enlisted. Why would a person that served the Japanese imperial army be opposed to bringing Japanese influences into Korean culture? Korea was dangerously reliant on the Japanese for many foundational industrial inputs (steel, petro-chemicals, industrial machinery, components, vehicles etc.) back in the 60s. In fact, one way to view the economic history of that era is as a process of gaining independence from Japanese imports, moving step-by-step up the tech ladder in e

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