Japan Announces Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II
Demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul
Anti-Japan protest, Aug 15, 2015 : Anti-Japanese government protesters attend a rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Hundreds of anti-Japan protesters from conservative and anti-North Korea civic groups, attended the rally in front of the embassy as they commemorate the 70th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. The Liberation Day falls on August 15. The Peace Monument symbolizing Korean sex slaves forced to service the Japanese Army during the Second World War is seen in the center of the picture. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA)