Delegations to issue statement against Japan

Delegations to issue statement against Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - North and South Korean civilians read out a joint statement on Aug. 15 accusing Japan of distorting historical facts, at a hall in western Seoul where Japan imprisoned Koreans during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. They are among hundreds of North and South Koreans participating in a four-day joint festival to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the peninsula from Japanese rule.

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