PHOTOS: Korea marks memorial day for victims of Japan's military sexual slavery
By Kim Dong-wooPosted : August 16, 2024, 10:39Updated : August 16, 2024, 10:42
SEOUL, August 16 (AJU PRESS) - A ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women was held in Seoul on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family organized the event to honor the victims who suffered under Japanese military sexual slavery during World War II.
The memorial day, established in 2017, commemorates the first-ever testimony by the late victim Kim Hak-sun on August 14, 1991.
Lee Yong-soo (seated), a victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, participates in a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
Lee Yong-soo, a victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, and other participants salute the national flag during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
Lee Yong-soo, a victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, applauds during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
Shin Young-sook, vice minister of gender equality andfamily, delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
A commemorative performance takes place during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
A commemorative performance takes place during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
Award winners pose for a photo during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
Lee Yong-soo, a victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, speaks to the media during a ceremony marking the seventh International Memorial Day for Japanese Military Comfort Women at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS, Kim Dong-woo
