TOKYO -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to deliver a "historic address" signaling a radical shift in South Korea's policy toward Japan on Aug. 15, National Liberation Day, according to a source close to Yoon. The day marks the country's annual celebration of its liberation in 1945 from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers his inaugural address in Seoul on May 10. (Yonhap via Kyodo)
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