(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Girl statue should remain to conjure up Japan's wartime atrocities: creator

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By Park Boram

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- A bronze statue of a girl has remained steadfast in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul for the past five years as a witness to constant calls for a sincere apol