PHOTOS Anti-Abe protests held in front of Japanese embassy in Seoul

Korean protesters hold up their cards during a rally against Japan in front of a building which houses Japanese embassy in Seoul, Korea, Friday. Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of Korea from a "whitelist" of countries with preferential trade status, a move sure to fuel antagonism already at a boiling point over recent export controls and the issue of compensation for wartime Korean laborers. AP

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