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| Demonstrators demand a formal apology from the Japanese government to women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II, and recognition of the victims, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Wednesday, in their 1,348th weekly protest. The sit-in gained more traction than any other Wednesday as the day was Korean Liberation Day, which celebrates Korea's release from the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule, following the end of the war. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Protesters hold up photos of some "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers. The Japanese took women from Korea, China and other Southeast Asian countries. |
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| Lee Yong-soo, a victim of the forced sexual slavery, speaks to the crowd in front of the Japanese Embassy. |
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| Gil Won-ok, a victim of the forced sexual slavery, wipes away sweat as she attends the demonstration in the sweltering heat that has gripped the country for weeks. |
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| A student who joined Wednesday's demonstration waves a South Korean national flag. |
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| The minor Liberal Party for Democracy and Peace leader Chung Dong-young speaks on the phone as he joins Wednesday's demonstration holding a picture of a surviving victim of the forced sexual slavery. |
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| Foreign visitors to Wednesday's demonstration hold pictures of surviving victims of the forced sexual slavery. |
