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Japan and South Korea agree on "Comfort Women" Issue

Protests in Seoul before the agreement
Protests in Seoul before the agreement Source: AAP

Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement to resolve their longstanding dispute over Korean sex slaves during the Second World War. The issue of so-called "comfort women," women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during the war, has long plagued relations between the two countries.


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By Carlo Oreglia

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Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement to resolve their longstanding dispute over Korean sex slaves during the Second World War. The issue of so-called "comfort women," women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during the war, has long plagued relations between the two countries.



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