Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, mentioned the Kanto massacre in Japanese colonial era and emphasized that he would pass a special law on finding the truth and restoring the victims' honor as soon as possible.
Lee visited the Kanto Massacre documentary film Photo Exhibition held at the National Assembly and said, "We have to overcome the big wall of veto and non-cooperation of the ruling party, but we will do what the Democratic Party can do."
He added that the Kanto genocide, which has passed 101 years, may feel like a fading past, but it seems to be a part of life even now, adding that he will do his best to prevent the Korean people from dying unfairly again.
The Kanto genocide was a massacre committed against local Koreans during the great earthquake in the Kanto region of Japan in September 1923, during the Japanese colonial period.
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