Group to bury 6 believed to be S. Korean forced laborers

Group to bury 6 believed to be S. Korean forced laborers

OKAYAMA, Japan - Yasuo Fukushima (front), leader of a Hiroshima-based civic group, and other group members leave Okayama airport for South Korea on Aug. 20 carrying the remains of six people believed to be South Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan to build a dam during World War II. The group members are planning to bury the remains in Chonan.

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