August 15, again — at Seodaemun prison SEOUL, Aug. 15 (AJP) — On the afternoon before Liberation Day, visitors made their way through the gates of Seodaemun Prison History Hall in western Seoul. Beyond the red-brick walls, Korean national flags hung in the summer air. People entering through the main gate seemed instinctively to slow their steps. Aug. 15, 1945, was the day Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule. Koreans call it Gwangbokjeol — literally, "the day the light returned." August 15, 2026

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