Ex-Japanese PM kneels before monument for Korean independence fighters during colonial period

By Park Sae-jin Posted : August 13, 2015, 16:17 Updated : August 13, 2015, 16:17

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama kneels before a monument in memory of Korean independence fighters tortured to death during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula (1910-1945) during his visit to the Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul, capital of South Korea, Aug. 12. Aug. 15 marks the 70th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's rule.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

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