The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced on the 25th that it will begin a comprehensive survey next month of 1,032 overseas independence movement historical sites scattered across 24 countries including China, Japan, and the United States.
The survey will be conducted over three years through 2028 by the Korea Independence Movement History Research Institute at the Independence Hall of Korea.
This marks the first comprehensive survey of overseas independence movement historical sites. Previously, only about 60 sites were inspected annually, leaving some sites uninspected for more than a decade.
In the first year of the survey, officials plan to examine 258 independence movement historical sites, including the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea building in Shanghai, the site of patriot Yun Bong-gil's bombing attack, and the location of the February 8th Independence Movement in Tokyo.
In 2027 and 2028, the ministry plans to survey the remaining 774 sites scattered across the Americas, Europe, Russia, and Asia.
Through this comprehensive survey, the ministry aims to establish a "local cooperation system for overseas historical sites" based on networks with overseas diplomatic missions, related organizations, and academic institutions, while developing a systematic and sustainable management framework.
By country, China has the most overseas independence movement historical sites with 483, followed by the United States with 159, Russia with 123, and Japan with 69.