"Comfort women" supporters hold meeting in Seoul

"Comfort women" supporters hold meeting in Seoul

Women who were recruited against their own will to serve at comfort stations, operated in response to the request of the Japanese military authorities of the day, under a coercive atmosphere during the wartime speak at a meeting held by their supporters on May 22, 2015, in Seoul. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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