[From the scene] South Koreans bid farewell to former ‘comfort woman,‘ activist Kim Bok-dong
Social affairsFeb 1, 2019
Hundreds of South Koreans on Friday bid farewell to Kim Bok-dong, a South Korean victim of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, where she has attended a weekly rally demanding an apology from Japan. About 1,000 mourners, according to the organizer Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance, came together for a send-off ceremony for Kim, who died late Monday after battling cancer for about a year. Despite biting cold, the organizers and