Schoolgirls take part in protests in Seoul demanding an apology from Japan for sexual violence perpetrated during the second world war. Photo: Reuters
Schoolgirls take part in protests in Seoul demanding an apology from Japan for sexual violence perpetrated during the second world war. Photo: Reuters

Shared pain of war and colonisation does little to heal Korea's bitter divisions

Donald Kirk sees no sign of a breakthrough in North-South relations, despite efforts to bridge the gap, as they separately mark their liberation from colonial rule

Schoolgirls take part in protests in Seoul demanding an apology from Japan for sexual violence perpetrated during the second world war. Photo: Reuters
Schoolgirls take part in protests in Seoul demanding an apology from Japan for sexual violence perpetrated during the second world war. Photo: Reuters
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