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Dec 14th, 2011
(Reuters) - Protesters attend the 1,000th weekly anti-Japan rally held by former comfort women or sex slaves in front of the Japanese embassy (L) in Seoul December 14, 2011. Former South Korean comfort women forced to serve the Japanese military during World War Two, have been holding the weekly anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy to demand an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government. REUTERS/Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA -
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