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‘Comfort women’ deal: Amid protests, Japan settles wartime dispute

‘Comfort women’ deal: Amid protests, Japan settles wartime dispute

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-12-29 09:42 GMT
Seoul and Tokyo signed an agreement to settle the issue of former sex slaves who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army during World War II. Protesters, mostly in their 60s or older, sang "Kimigayo," the national anthem which is an ode to Japan
South Korean bereaved family members of victims of World War II stage a rally demanding full compensation and apology from Japanese government in front of Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea.
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan held talks on the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long strained ties, with hints of a possible compromise emerging.
Japan offered a "heartfelt apology" and a one-billion yen ($8.3 million) payment to the surviving Korean women forced into sexual slavery, under the agreement Seoul and Tokyo described "final and irreversible."
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said that the one-billion compensation offered by Japan to South Korea was aimed at "restoring the women's dignity" but was not an official compensation.
Former South Korean sex slaves watch a live broadcast of a joint press conference of South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers in South Korea.
Former South Korean sex slaves, who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army during World War II wait for results of a meeting of South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers.
Abe, accompanied by a high-level delegation, was received at the airport by Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha.
South Korean Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul talks to the former South Korean sex slaves, who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army during World War II.
The women themselves gave a mixed reaction, particularly taking issue with Tokyo's refusal to take formal legal responsibility.
Seoul vowed to try to relocate a statue symbolising comfort women which currently stands in front of the Japanese embassy.
TDP worker wearing vegetables garlands participating in a protest against the Telangana government on increasing price of essential commodities in Hyderabad.
‘Comfort women’ deal: Amid protests, Japan settles wartime dispute

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