SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol used his first Liberation Day speech to call for better ties with its past occupier, Japan.
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On the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, offers flowers at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo, while South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks at a ceremony in Seoul. (Source photos by Suzu Takahashi and Reuters)
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