The family of a former Chinese "comfort woman" who claims to have worked in Japan's wartime military brothels has sued the Japanese government, demanding an apology and compensation in what is believed to be the first such suit against Tokyo filed in China.
A recent South Korean court ruling in favor of former "comfort women" seeking compensation from the Japanese government was finalized Saturday as Japan did not appeal to the Supreme Court, according to the Foreign Ministry.
A South Korean appeals court rules in favor of a group of former "comfort women" seeking compensation from the Japanese government over their treatment in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
Any deal between South Korea and Japan on wartime forced labour will likely falter without popular support in South Korea and tamed historical revisionism in Japan, writes Eun A Jo (Cornell University).
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