S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII steel works

Chu Sok Bong, a 91-year old civilian who was brought in 1943 from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Yawata Steel Works in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, under harsh conditions, tells his story in this photo taken in May 2015, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He said the past cannot be erased but showed understanding of the site's addition to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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