S. Korean group pledges to erect more "comfort women" statues

S. Korean group pledges to erect more "comfort women" statues

People gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul with photographs of late former "comfort women" on Dec. 30, 2015. The Korean Council for Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan said the same day it plans to start a movement to erect both inside and outside the country statues similar to the one located in front of the embassy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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