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  Former sex slaves show mixed reactions over S. Korea, Japan deal

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former South Korean sex slaves for Japan’s World War II soldiers showed mixed reactions Monday after Seoul and Tokyo reached a landmark deal on the issue. Lee Yong-soo, an 88-year-old former sex slave, expressed...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
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  China hopes S. Korea, Japan to improve ties after deal on wartime sex slaves

  BEIJING (Yonhap) — China said Monday it hopes South Korea-Japan ties will improve after Seoul and Tokyo reached a landmark deal on the issue of Korean women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese army during World...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
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  Park calls for fresh ties with Japan over landmark deal on comfort women

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye expressed hope Monday that South Korea and Japan will build confidence and start bilateral relations anew based on a landmark deal on the comfort women. South Korea and Japan “should turn...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
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  South Korea, Japan settle deal on wartime Korean sex slaves

  The deal, which included an apology from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) aid fund from Tokyo for the elderly former sex slaves, could reverse decades of animosity and mistrust between...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
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  ‘Abe ordered sex slavery settlement by end of year’

  By Kim Se-jeong Korea and Japan are likely to hold a meeting of foreign ministers next week to discuss the issue of sex slavery of Korean women by Japan before and during World War II. The expectations...

  • Posted December 24, 2015
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  Shinhwa’s Kim Dong-wan gives 100K to wartime sex slaves

  Kim Dong-wan, 36, a member of first generation K-pop band Shinhwa, has been helping Korean victims of the Japanese military’s sexual enslavement of women, Star News reported Monday. The entertainment news outlet cited Nanoom House (House of...

  • Posted December 14, 2015
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  S. Korean students learn about comfort women with new textbooks

  By Kim Se-jeong Thirty-two students at Yonhi Middle School in Seoul had a special history class on sexual slavery during World War II, using special textbooks, Tuesday. The workbooks, along with a three-minute video, were released as...

  • Posted September 22, 2015
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