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Weekly Protests in Korea Keep Japanese WWII Atrocities Alive


Weekly Protests in Korea Keep Japanese WWII Atrocities Alive
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Every week in Seoul protesters gather in front of the Japanese Embassy to demand an apology and reparations from Tokyo for the thousands of South Korean women who were forced into prostitution during World War II. Although this year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, these protestors have helped keep the issue of comfort women alive and made it difficult for Japan to move beyond its past wartime atrocities. VOA's Brian Padden reports from Seoul.

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