Arts Festival Marks 40th Anniversary of Korea-Japan Diplomatic Relations

A Korean and Japanese festival commemorating the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, will be held at Daehakno, Jongno-gu, Seoul on September 24 starting 2:00 p.m.

At the event, sponsored by the Japanese executive committee of the “Korea and Japan Friendship Year 2005,” about 10 traditional entertainment groups including Korean and Japanese folk art groups will perform together and hold a joint parade.

Yi-Young Cho lycho@donga.com