Remains of Korean victims who were conscripted for service in Japan’s workforce or military during the Japanese colonial period will return home Friday, more than 60 years after the nation& 039 s liberation.

The South Korean Embassy in Japan on Thursday said the remains of 59 Koreans will be shipped home Friday from Tokyo’s Haneda airport.

The embassy held a ceremony at the Yutenji Temple in Tokyo in memory of the victims.

The 59 Koreans whose remains were positively identified by their families in South Korea are among some one-thousand sets of Korean remains kept by the temple.

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