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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan, South Korea leaders pray at memorial for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prayed together Sunday at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, as the two leaders continued efforts to mend ties repeatedly hurt by disputes stemming from Japan's wartime brutality.

Yoon is in Hiroshima with leaders from seven other guest nations and G7 countries for “outreach” sessions on Sunday, the last day of the three-day summit.

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