Korean woman hugs in Japan to take heat out of ‘wasabi terror’
By Hong Dam-young
A Korean woman dressed in traditional attire has held her arms wide open for a hug in the middle of a busy street in Osaka, Japan, where anti-Korea sentiment has been running high recently.
A wooden sign in front of her read in Japanese: “I am Korean. Anti-Korea rally is taking place across the street. But I trust you. Would you like a hug?”
Her eyes were covered and nervousness was etched on her face.
Yoon Su-yeon stood on the street Monday to offer hugs to Japanese passersby.
A group of anti-Korea protesters marched behind her waving “Rising Sun” flags, a reminder of Japanese war crimes and imperial aggression during the Second World War. The use of the flag is considered heavily offensive in Korea, a Japanese colony from 1910 to 1945.
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