Protestors stage rally in front of Japan Embassy in Seoul

Protestors stage rally in front of Japan Embassy in Seoul

Protestors gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 17, 2016, after Japan told the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva that it has found no documents confirming that so-called "comfort women" were forcibly recruited by military or government authorities. The protestors claimed the Japan-South Korea accord over the comfort women issue should be nullified. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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