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Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering ...

‘Face up to our painful history’: Japan slams South Korea court’s ruling on wartime sex slavery

Japan and South Korea have clashed again over wartime sexual slavery, with Tokyo rejecting UN criticism and calling Korean ...
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan to hold talks in Seoul on Monday

The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan are set to hold talks in Seoul on Monday afternoon, the South's defense ministry ...

In South Korea and Japan, Fury at U.S. Fuels Backlash Over Trade Deals

Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of ...

Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs agree on mutual visits in talks in Seoul

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu Back, agreed Monday in Seoul to bolster ...
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Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves

SEOUL — 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 ...