Memorial service for Korean victims in Matsushiro underground work

Memorial service for Korean victims in Matsushiro underground work

NAGANO, Japan - Participants in a memorial ceremony for Korean laborers who died during construction of the Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters in the central Japanese prefecture of Nagano pay their respects at the entrance of the underground complex in Nagano City on Nov. 11, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the start of the construction work.

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