(2)Koreans angered by Aso's remarks

(2)Koreans angered by Aso's remarks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean citizens shout their protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on June 3 over remarks made by top Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) policy chief Taro Aso that Koreans voluntarily adopted Japanese names during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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