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Korea Pushes for UNESCO Listing of Documentary Heritage on Japan’s Forced Labor

Korea Pushes for UNESCO Listing of Documentary Heritage on Japan’s Forced Labor

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is pushing for the UNESCO listing of documentary heritage related to Japan’s wartime forced labor of Koreans, diplomatic sources said Sunday. The move is apparently intended to counter the July listing of 23 Japanese industrial facilities, where many Koreans were forced to work under harsh conditions during World [...]