S. Korean war survivors' moment of silence for Japan victims

S. Korean war survivors' moment of silence for Japan victims

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean ''comfort women,'' victims of forced prostitution for Japanese soldiers before and during World War II, observe a moment of silence for people who died in Japan's massive earthquake, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 16, 2011.

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