South Koreans protest Japanese PM's visit to Seoul

STORY: South Koreans protest Japanese PM's visit to Seoul DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally in Seoul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): OH MI-JUNG, SPARK activist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): MOON GA-ON, College student 4. various of the rally in Seoul STORYLINE: Several South Korean organizations rallied in Seoul Sunday to protest Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to South Korea. The protesters called for Tokyo's apology over its militarist past, opposed South Korea-Japan military cooperation, and demanded withdrawal of Japan's plan to discharge radioactive wastewater. A group of activists from the Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) gathered near the South Korean presidential office in central Seoul, where Kishida held talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): OH MI-JUNG, SPARK activist "Fumio Kishida should thoroughly reflect on the Japanese-led war of aggression and inhuman crimes

High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

FUKUOKA, Japan - Choi Mi Suk, daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a deceased South Korean atomic-bomb sufferer, wipes her tears during a press conference after the Fukuoka High Court overturned a lower court ruling that ordered the Nagasaki city government to pay healthcare benefits to Choi's relatives, saying the time limit for the plaintiff to seek the money has run out. Choi's relatives said they will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mi Suk (C), daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for allowances for atomic-bomb victims, holds up Choi's photo during a press conference in Nagasaki on Oct. 7. Mi protested the Nagasaki government's appeal against the Nagasaki District Court's ruling in favor of Choi. Choi died at a hospital in Busan in July aged 78.

Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mi Suk (C), daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for allowances for atomic-bomb victims, holds up Choi's photo during a press conference in Nagasaki on Oct. 7. Mi protested the Nagasaki government's appeal against the Nagasaki District Court's ruling in favor of Choi. Choi died at a hospital in Busan in July aged 78. (Kyodo)

High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

FUKUOKA, Japan - Choi Mi Suk, daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a deceased South Korean atomic-bomb sufferer, wipes her tears during a press conference after the Fukuoka High Court overturned a lower court ruling that ordered the Nagasaki city government to pay healthcare benefits to Choi's relatives, saying the time limit for the plaintiff to seek the money has run out. Choi's relatives said they will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. (Kyodo)