Korea calls out Japan's decision to publish watered-down textbooks

Korea’s Foreign Ministry expressed strong regret to the Japanese government on Friday for allowing the publication of textbooks that do not acknowledge the coercive nature of Japan's wartime sexual slavery and forced labor. “It is very regrettable…

2021-09-12

Seoul court orders Japan to disclose assets in Korea

A local court has ordered the Japanese government to disclose its assets in Korea by next March to pay compensation to Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, judicial sources said Thursday.

2021-09-02

Bill punishing 'comfort women' defamation withdrawn

The ruling party has withdrawn a controversial bill that strongly punishes any acts defaming victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery and civic groups that support them, following fierce protest over the bill from the aged victims.

2021-08-26

Women Olympians inspire many during and after Tokyo 2020

The Olympics may be over, but its hype lingers on, especially over the nation's women athletes. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics shined the spotlight onto many women athletes including the national women’s volleyball team, archer An San...

2021-08-12

Trial balloons galore over Moon, Suga and Tokyo Olympics

With two weeks left before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, it's still possible Korean President Moon Jae-in will make a last-minute visit to Japan — and possibly turn around miserable relations between the neighbors.

2021-07-08

'Comfort women' exhibit in Japan suspended

An exhibition in Japan featuring a statue symbolizing victims of the Japanese military’s wartime sexual slavery was suspended on Thursday after a small explosion at the gallery. A package was delivered to the gallery in Nagoya, central Japan, on...

2021-07-08

'Comfort women' exhibit opens, just barely, in Nagoya

An art exhibition featuring a statue symbolizing victims of the Japanese military’s wartime sexual slavery opened Tuesday at a gallery in Nagoya, central Japan, despite a backlash by Japanese right-wing activists.

2021-07-06

List of assets owned by Japan in Korea is ordered

A Seoul district court recently ordered the Japanese government to disclose its assets in Korea as part of efforts to obtain reparations for a dozen victims of wartime sexual slavery.

2021-06-16

Seoul court throws out suit by forced labor victims

A Seoul district court Monday dismissed a lawsuit by 85 Korean victims of wartime forced labor and their families against 16 Japanese companies, claiming the plaintiffs don’t have the legal right to seek damages.

2021-06-07

Air Force policeman gets slap on the wrist for secretly filming women

The Air Force was roiled Wednesday by allegations that female Air Force members were secretly filmed without their consent by a male military policeman and that the unit failed to take action to protect the victims.

2021-06-02

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