Tokyo governor skips tribute to Koreans murdered after 1923 quake

Tokyo governor skips tribute to Koreans murdered after 1923 quake

Demonstrators stage a rally in front of the metropolitan government office building in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2017, against Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's decision not to send a tribute at an annual ceremony on Sept. 1 commemorating Korean people murdered in the chaos that ensued after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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