S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII coal mine

S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII coal mine

Son Jun Gu, 92, who was brought from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Miike Coal Mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at the age of 20, talks about his experiences in this photo taken in May 2015 in Seoul. He recalled laboring under harsh conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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