S. Korea scholar ordered to compensate 9 ex-"comfort women"

S. Korea scholar ordered to compensate 9 ex-"comfort women"

Women who worked at Japanese wartime brothels speak to reporters on Jan. 13, 2016, after a Seoul district court ordered South Korean professor Park Yu Ha to compensate nine of the so-called "comfort women" by giving them 10 million won (about $8,300) each for the mental distress they suffered because of her controversial book. Park's book has drawn a storm of criticism for taking Japan's side on the issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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