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South Korean ambassador to Japan Nam Gwan-pyo speaking to the media after being summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on January 8, 2021, as Tokyo denounced a South Korean court ruling ordering the Japanese government to pay compensation to twelve World War II sex slaves. - AFP SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters): A South Korean court for the first time on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Reminders of Japan s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean peninsula are contentious for both sides, with many surviving comfort women - a Japanese euphemism for the sex abuse victims - demanding Tokyo s formal apology and compensation.
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Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press
January 8, 2021, 10:13 AM
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South Korean ambassador to Japan Nam Gwan-pyo, center, is surrounded by journalists at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, the first such ruling expected to rekindle animosities between the Asian neighbors. Japan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday that its vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba summoned Nam to register its protest against the ruling. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP)
Hyung-Jin Kim
South Korean ambassador to Japan Nam Gwan-pyo, right, leaves Japan s Foreign Ministry in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, the first such ruling expected to rekindle animosities between the Asian neighbors. Japanâs Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday that its vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba summoned Nam to register its protest against the ruling. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP) January 08, 2021 - 12:38 AM
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, a landmark ruling thatâs set to rekindle animosities between the Asian neighbours.
A South Korean court for the first time on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a diplomatic feud between the two countries.
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong reaction from Tokyo.