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This time, I will go to the Japanese Embassy where the rally is being held.

Reporter Kim Hyung-rae, today (10th) is really hot, but the citizens came out.

<Reporter>

Yes, I am now in front of the Japanese Embassy.

Even though the heat wave is over 35 degrees, more than 10,000 citizens have filled the road for an hour.

In many places, you can see a hand sign denouncing the Abe regime and appealing to join the boycott of Japanese goods.

In today's rally, a representative from a Japanese civic group issued a statement in solidarity with the anti-Abe rally in Korea.

Participants will hold a large banner to condemn the Japanese government and march to the Chosun Ilbo building as soon as the candlelight cultural festival is over.

Before the rally began, a 60-year-old man held a high-strike demonstration and deterred by the police. Participants strongly criticized the Japanese government's economic retaliation measures and demanded that the government take a proactive response.

It is an argument that the ROK-Japan military information security agreement called 'Jisomia' should be destroyed and that Japan will immediately return 1 billion yen provided by the Japan-Korea comfort women negotiations signed by the Park Geun-hye administration in 2015.

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There will be similar meetings all over the country next week.

<Reporter>

Yes, first of all, in Seoul, there will be a large-scale candlelight gathering at Gwanghwamun Square on August 15, the independence day.

The rally is still held in Gwangju and Busan, and condemnations of the Abe regime will be held in Gyeongnam, Ulsan and Daejeon until Liberation Day.

(Video coverage: Seol Minhwan, Image editing: Jeon Mingyu, Field progression: Kim Se Kyung)