Tuesday, December 29, 2015

#JAPAN: Korean & Japanese Foreign Ministers Reach Agreement On "Comfort Women" Compensation

[world politics news]


The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan have reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II, an important breakthrough for the Northeast Asian powers. The deal included an apology from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a 1 billion yen aid fund from Tokyo for the elderly former sex slaves.

Pictured: South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se, right, and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida 

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