South Korean Court Orders Japan To Compensate 12 WWII Sex Slaves

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Hundreds of people gather for a rally to mark the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women on August 14, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. A South Korean court recently ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese.





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‘Comfort Woman’ Statue Sparks Diplomatic Row Between Japan And South Korea

However, the agreement came under fire from activists, who said it was reached without prior consultation with the victims. Lee Yong-Soo, one of the surviving comfort women, told The New York Times at the time that «the agreement does not reflect the views of former comfort women.

This long-simmering feud, along with that of forced labor and other offenses committed during Japan’s 1910-1945 colonization of Korea, has spilled over into trade disputes and security cooperation between the Washington’s two main allies in Asia.

In the past, the U.S. has stepped in to mediate, including ahead of the 2015 deal. However, critics say the Trump administration’s disregard for its allies has allowed the dispute to fester unresolved.

• «comfort women


• sex slavery


• Japan


• South Korea