CORENEWS: South Korean dies from self-immolation near Japan's embassy

A 78-year-old South Korean man died hours after setting himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, police said, at a time of worsening tensions between Seoul and Tokyo. The man died later Friday while being treated at a Seoul hospital, police said. Police said Kim had phoned an acquaintance earlier to say he planned to self-immolate to express his antipathy toward Japan.