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Remembering the Catholic independence hero of Korea Ahn Jung-geun s faith inspired his fight against injustice and Japanese occupation Ahn Jung-geun (left) and Japanese prison guard Chiba Toshichi, who befriended the Korean and became a supporter of his independence cause. (Photo: YouTube) Ahn Jung-geun is hailed as a Korean independence hero, a patriotic martyr who took grave risks and sacrificed his life for the cause of freedom from Japanese occupation of his homeland. Ahn, a Buddhist-turned-Catholic, shot dead Hirobumi Ito, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first Japanese governor of Korea, on Oct. 26, 1909, at Harbin train station in China. ....