South Korea: Aug 15

Friday, August 17th, 2007 @ 03:54 UTC

by Oiwan Lam

Countries:
China, Japan, South Korea
Topics:
History, International Relations

K. M. Lawson from frog in a well have written a few posts on how South Korean celebrated their independence day from Japanese colonialism in 1945: outdoor sport in City Hall; exhibition in Independence Hall; political leaflets; comfort woman protest outside Japanese embassy; opening day of Seodaemun prison where Korean political prisoners were tortured during the colonial period; and anti-China placards.

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