Remains of 115 Koreans who died in Japan in WWII to be returned

Remains of 115 Koreans who died in Japan in WWII to be returned

Buddhist priest Yoshihiko Tonohira (C), cochairman of a committee formed by Japanese and South Korean civic groups to commemorate people who were forced to work in Japan during World War II and to return their remains to their home country, speaks to the press in Sapporo on Aug. 17, 2015. He said the remains of 115 people from the Korean Peninsula will be returned to South Korea in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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