Osaka woman publishes book on S. Korean A-bomb survivors

Osaka woman publishes book on S. Korean A-bomb survivors

OSAKA, Japan - The picture shows the cover of a book published by Junko Ichiba depicting the histories and hardships of 50,000 South Koreans who entered Hiroshima before and during World War II and lived through the atomic bombing of the city in 1945. In the 368-page book titled ''People Who Returned Home With 'Hiroshima','' she details attempts by many such survivors to seek compensation from the Japanese government since the 1960s.

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