At the end of October that year, some Korean students saw a Japanese student teasing a Korean girl student in a train running from Kwangju to Raju. Enraged at the scene, they demanded a halt to the behavior. But, a group of Japanese students answered the demand with outrage. So, the Korean students made a punishment against them.

The Japanese police, instead of charging the Japanese student, arrested Korean students.

On Nov. 1, hundreds of Japanese students and teachers made an assault upon Korean students.

In response to their violence, all Korean students in Kwangju City stayed away from school and went into a massive anti-Japanese demonstration, chanting "Down with Japanese imperialism!", "Abolish the colonial slavery education!" and "Long live the independence of Korea!"

The demonstration touched off a nationwide student movement against the Japanese aggressors.

Upset by it, the Japanese aggressors mobilized the police throughout the country to execute Korean students involved in the movement.

The Kwangju student incident gave a glimpse of the Japanese imperialists' true colors as aggressors and their brutality towards the Korean people.