S. Korea seeks victims' understanding of "comfort women" deal

S. Korea seeks victims' understanding of "comfort women" deal

Lim Sung Nam (L), first vice minister of foreign affairs, holds the hand of a former "comfort woman" who was forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers during World War II, in an effort to console her, in Seoul on Dec. 29, 2015. Two senior officials of the South Korean Foreign Ministry visited support facilities for the women to seek their understanding of a landmark deal reached the previous day between South Korea and Japan to settle the comfort women issue, but many women voiced resentment over not being consulted in advance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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