S. Korean team probes 1942 fatal coal mine accident in Yamaguchi

S. Korean team probes 1942 fatal coal mine accident in Yamaguchi

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Members of a South Korean government delegation check the air duct to a now-defunct undersea coal mine off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 22 as part of their preliminary investigations into a 1942 accident that killed about 130 Korean forced laborers. (Kyodo)

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