CoronavirusMoon calls on Japan to fight coronavirus together
South Korean leader marks anniversary of resistance to Japanese rule
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks March 1 at an event in Seoul to commemorate resistance against Japanese colonial rule. © Yonhap/Kyodo
YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday urged Japan to work with his country to contain "the crisis," referring to the growing outbreak of the new coronavirus in a speech commemorating resistance to Japanese rule more than a century ago.