Suit filed over Korean soldiers enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine

Suit filed over Korean soldiers enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans who served in the Imperial Japanese Army and bereaved families of such South Koreans walk toward the Tokyo District Court on June 29 to file a suit against the state demanding compensation and requesting that the remains of South Korean soldiers enshrined at a controversial Shinto shrine be returned to them.

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