'Japanese should visit places related to Korea's independence movement'
Japanese pastor Kozo Yoshida poses with a letter written on a Korean flag he received from Japanese students about their impression on Korea's 1919 Mach 1 Independence Movement when they visited Korea in 2002. / Korea Times photo by Kim Jae-heunBy Kim Jae-heunPastor Kozo Yoshida thinks Japanese tourists to Seoul should visit sites related to Korea's independence movement during the 1910-45 occupation.“People say hallyu, or the Korean wave, is no longer popular in Japan but it is still ongoing. When Japanese tourists come to visit filming sites for actor Yonsama's (Bae Yong-joon) TV series in Seoul, they should also stop by Tapgol Park and the Ahn Jung Geun Memorial Museum in the capital city,” Yoshida said during an interview with The Korea Times on April 11 at Japanese Church in Seoul, where he preaches. “Most Japanese do not know we committed atrocious acts in the past. Some don't even know Japan had once colonized Korea and suppressed their freedom. I was one of them,” he said.The pastor first learned about Korea's modern history 50 or 60 years ago whe
Apr 23, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
