S. Korea, Japan to hold joint lighting event next week for 60th anniv. of diplomatic ties

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan will hold a joint lighting ceremony next week in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations this year, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

N Seoul Tower and Tokyo Tower, the iconic city landmarks located in both nations' capitals, will be lit up at the same time at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15, the ministry said in a press release.

The exterior of N Seoul Tower will be illuminated with the logo and slogan marking the 60th anniversary, with the surrounding area to be lit up in red and blue, symbolizing the national flags of Korea and Japan, the ministry added.

Tokyo Tower is designed to light up on its own with its LED lighting and can show simple messages on the electronic billboard, installed in the middle of the tower.

Seoul and Tokyo have been preparing various projects to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1965 signing of the bilateral treaty that brought the two neighbors back into their normal diplomatic relationship, two decades after Korea was liberated from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.

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