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N. Korea marks 65th anniversary of liberation from Japan rule

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens are seen cleaning a sidewalk in Pyongyang on the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule on Aug. 15, 2010.

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N. Korea marks 65th anniversary of liberation from Japan rule

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens visit Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong in Pyongyang on the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule on Aug. 15, 2010.

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S. Korea's Lee proposes 3-stage reunification with N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak makes a three-stage proposal for peaceful reunification with North Korea during a speech in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2010. Lee delivered the speech at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2010. Song said North Korea is ''disappointed'' by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent apology only to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2010. Song said North Korea is ''disappointed'' by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent apology only to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Korean monument in China

XIAN, China - Photo shows a stone monument honoring Koreans who fought for the Korean peninsula's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule, which was unveiled in Xian, China, on May 29, 2014.

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S. Koreans protest against Japan on history views

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean protesters gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 1, 2014, on the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. They criticized the Japanese government for its views on history.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (front) and others attend a ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2014, marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2014, during a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2014, during a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (C front) and others attend a ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2014, marking the 95th anniversary of the launch of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a floral tribute standing before the bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Men fix a trolley bus in Pyongyang, North Korea on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans salute or bow in front of the bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military personnel carry flowers for placement near the bronze statues of the country's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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S. Korean President Park on Liberation Day

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2013, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Park on independence movement anniv.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2013, during a ceremony marking the 94th anniversary of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Park on independence movement anniv.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2013, during a ceremony marking the 94th anniversary of an independence movement against Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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S. Korean President Lee on Liberation Day

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2012, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L front) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (3rd from R) look at ancient Korean archives displayed at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Noda handed over to Lee five volumes of the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Ancient Korean archives are displayed at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handed over to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak five volumes of the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows one of the five volumes of ancient Korean archives on display at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handed over to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korea marks 66th anniversary of liberation

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers at a statue of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2011, as the North marked the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 66th anniversary of liberation

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit a statue of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2011, as the North marked the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 66th anniversary of liberation

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers offer flowers at a statue of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2011, as the North marked the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 66th anniversary of liberation

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows an area of Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2011, as the North marked the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Japan, S. Korea agree to transfer Korean archives

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (3rd from L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) hold talks on Nov. 14, 2010, in Yokohama on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit. They formally endorsed an accord to transfer Korean archives that were brought to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Pool Photo)

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Japan, S. Korea agree to transfer Korean archives

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R front) and his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung Hwan (L front) sign an agreement on Nov. 14, 2010, in Yokohama to transfer Korean archives that were brought to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The signing took place following the bilateral summit on the fringes of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit with the presence of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R back) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L back). (Pool Photo)

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Japan, S. Korea agree to transfer Korean archives

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands before their meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 14, 2010. They formally endorsed an accord to transfer Korean archives that were brought to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Pool Photo)

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Ex-comfort women in S. Korea call for Japan to compensate

SEOUL, South Korea - Former wartime ''comfort women'' and their supporters in South Korea stage a protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, to request an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government on Aug. 11, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan issued an apology the day before to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea.

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Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea.

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S. Korea blasts Koizumi's shrine visit, says ties damaged

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 61st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule in Seoul on Aug. 15. Roh urged Japan to show through actions, not words, that it is determined not to repeat its wartime wrongdoings.

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S. Korea's KBS records amateur singing contest in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) records an amateur singing contest at the Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and the S. Korea-Japan friendship year. S. Korean and Japanese company employees, housewives and students participated in the contest, which will be aired in S. Korea on Sept. 18.

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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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Roh calls for 'national unity' by ending discord

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15 to mark the 60th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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(2)S. Korea agreed to make no compensation demands of Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Relatives of Korean victims of World War II demonstrate Jan. 17 in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul after the South Korean government made declassified diplomatic documents public earlier in the day. The documents show Seoul must tackle compensation demands from individuals who suffered under the Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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(1)S. Korea agreed to make no compensation demands of Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Relatives of Korean victims of World War II take to the streets Jan. 17 in Seoul after the South Korean government made declassified diplomatic documents public earlier in the day. The documents show Seoul must tackle compensation demands from individuals who suffered under the Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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(2)Roh says S. Korea ready to welcome Emperor Akihito's visit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun speaks at a New Year's press conference at the presidential palace on Jan. 13. Roh noted that Emperor Akihito has a ''standing invitation'' to visit South Korea, which was under imperial Japan's colonial rule from 1910-1945. ''We are ready to welcome him and he would be met with the most cordial reception here,'' the president said.

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Koizumi visits prison museum in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tells the media in Seoul on Oct. 15 of Japan's ''heartfelt apology'' for the suffering it caused the South Korean people. Koizumi made the remark after touring a prison museum associated with atrocities committed by Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Protest rally held over Japanese textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean students sit near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on June 12 to protest Japan's approving textbooks that they say justify its 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea and wartime atrocities committed by Japanese troops.

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S. Korea urges Japan to revise textbooks by Aug.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo responds to a question in an interview with Kyodo News at the ministry in Seoul on May 23. He urged Tokyo to revise by August some history textbooks, which critics say justify Japan's 1910-1945 colonization of Korea and gloss over wartime atrocities by Japanese troops.

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Court turns down S. Korean's pension request

OSAKA, Japan - Kang Pu Jung (L), a 79-year-old South Korean living in Kosai, Shiga Prefecture, meets the press in Osaka on Oct. 15 after his request for pension payment from the Japanese government was turned down by the Osaka High Court. ''I am really angry,'' he said of the ruling, which said pension recipients must hold Japanese nationality. Kang, who was injured while serving for the Imperial Japanese Navy, was a Japanese national under Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula but automatically became a South Korean national after the war.

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Resumption of normalization talks up to Japan: N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun says at a news conference on Sept. 25 that Pyongyang is ready to restart normalization talks with Japan but that improved relations would depend on whether Japan resolves to ''liquidate its past crimes.'' Japan would have to apologize for its 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula until the end of World War II and pay compensation, Paek said after making an address to a U.N. General Assembly session.

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Japan-S. Korean forum on history

A two-day Japan-South Korean forum opens in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26 to step up research on the shared history of the two countries and promote mutual understanding. The Japanese team is headed by former Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Ryozo Sunobe, who is now an advisor to the Foreign Ministry, while the South Korean mission is led by Chi Myong Kwan, director of Hallym University's Institute of Japanese Studies. Relations between the two countries have been marred since Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule on the Korean Peninsula and its wartime deeds there.

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S. Korea blasts Koizumi's shrine visit, says ties damaged

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 61st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule in Seoul on Aug. 15. Roh urged Japan to show through actions, not words, that it is determined not to repeat its wartime wrongdoings. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea to be in time zone of its own from Aug. 15

Photo taken Aug. 14, 2015, shows a clock at Pyongyang station. North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency has reported that from Aug. 15, the 70th anniversary of independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, clocks in the country will be turned back 30 minutes, placing North Korea in a time zone of its own. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin of requisitioned civilians from Korean Peninsula rally in Seoul

Relatives of civilians requisitioned from the Korean Peninsula during Japan's rule of the peninsula (1910-1945) protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on June 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin of requisitioned civilians from Korean Peninsula rally in Seoul

Relatives of requisitioned civilians from the Korean Peninsula during Japan's rule of the peninsula (1910-1945) protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on June 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks 65th anniversary of liberation from Japan rule

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens visit Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong in Pyongyang on the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule on Aug. 15, 2010. (Kyodo)