Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reannounces 408 Korean Victims of the Gwandong Earthquake

The 2nd Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Past Affairs (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) announced on the 31st that it has re-posted the list of 408 victims on the website notification window to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Korean victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan.

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Last November, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission published an academic research report titled "A Survey on the List of Korean Victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake." The report includes a total of 408 victims, comprising 205 out of 290 names from the "List of Victims of the Japan Earthquake" discovered at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan in 2013, and 296 names from various literary sources. Additionally, the victims are categorized by type of harm: 349 victims of massacre, 8 missing persons, 50 victims of personal harm, and 1 case of extreme choice.

Kim Kwang-dong, Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, stated, "On the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, we have re-announced the newly identified victims to remember them," and added, "We hope that the truth will be uncovered through further related research and investigations."

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