S. Korea continues to urge Japan to correct history textbooks

S. Korea continues to urge Japan to correct history textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea - Former so-called ''comfort women,'' who were forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers before and during World War II, and their supporters stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on April 10 to protest the results of the Japanese government screening of high school history textbooks.

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