S. Korean court dismisses ex-comfort women's suit against Japan

S. Korean court dismisses ex-comfort women's suit against Japan

Lee Yong Soo, one of 15 surviving "comfort women" acknowledged by the South Korean government who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, meets the press in Seoul on April 21, 2021, after the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the same day a damages lawsuit brought by a group of former comfort women against the Japanese government over their treatment during World War II.

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