Aug. 15 marks South Korea’s 75th Liberation Day — a national holiday that commemorates the peninsula’s freedom from Japanese colonial rule.
Last year’s Liberation Day came with big promises: South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged to work towards reunification by 2045, a century after the peninsula’s original liberation.
Aug. 15 marks South Korea’s 75th Liberation Day — a national holiday that commemorates the peninsula’s freedom from Japanese colonial rule.
Last year’s Liberation Day came with big promises: South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged to work towards reunification by 2045, a century after the peninsula’s original liberation.
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