A memorial service for Koreans who died in or from the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was held Monday in Peace Memorial Park, a day ahead of the 57th anniversary of the bombing.
The ceremony at a cenotaph in the park dedicated to Korean victims drew about 150 South Korean survivors and relatives of Koreans who died as a result of the atomic bombing.
The participants prayed silently after a book containing the names of 2,592 Korean dead, including four confirmed dead in the past year, was laid at the monument.
Pak So Sung, chief of the Hiroshima branch of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), spoke of the Koreans who, because they have left Japan, have been unable to receive benefits under the law to support hibakusha.