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U.S. streamer Johnny Somali handed to Korean prosecutors for convenience store outburst

Johnny Somali, a U.S. streamer known for his offensive online antics, was handed over to the Korean prosecution for creating a commotion in a convenience store.

2024-11-11

Wartime forced labor victim accepts third-party compensation after long holdout

Yang Geum-deok, an elderly victim of forced labor during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule, accepted the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s "third-party reimbursement" plan on Wednesday.

2024-10-23

Another victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies, 8 survivors remain

A victim of Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II has died, a civic group said Saturday, bringing down the number of officially registered surviving victims to eight.

2024-09-08

Top court rules that 'comfort women' shelter must return misappropriated donations

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a donor in an appeal of a lawsuit he filed against the House of Sharing over misuse of donations.

2024-08-01

'Comfort women' statue revealed in Italy for the first time

A girl statue symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, euphemistically called "comfort women," has been erected in Italy for the first time, a local activist group said Sunday.

2024-06-23

Wartime sexual slavery victim asks German embassy to preserve 'comfort woman' statue

A wartime sexual slavery victim on Wednesday asked the German Embassy in Seoul to help preserve a "comfort woman" statue erected in Berlin.

2024-05-22

107-year-old victim of Japanese wartime sexual slavery dies in China

Liu Nianzhen, the oldest surviving victim of wartime sexual slavery living in mainland China, died in Yueyang County, Hunan Province, according to a “comfort women” research center at Shanghai Normal University on Wednesday.

2024-02-28

Japan protests Seoul High Court's ruling in favor of 'comfort women' victims

The Japanese government on Friday expressed "regret" over a Seoul appellate court ruling calling on Tokyo to compensate Korean victims of wartime sexual slavery.

2023-11-24

Appellate court orders Japanese government to compensate wartime sexual slavery victims in Korea

An appellate court on Thursday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to the victims of wartime sexual slavery in Korea, overturning the lower court's ruling.

2023-11-23

Activist-turned-lawmaker faces expulsion after sentencing

Lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang may lose her seat after a court sentenced her Wednesday for embezzling donations meant for victims of the Japanese military's wartime sexual slavery. The sentence on Wednesday, a suspended sentence and an 80 million...

2023-09-20