Ceremony held for "comfort women" memorial site

Ceremony held for "comfort women" memorial site

A former "comfort woman" speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony in Seoul on June 29, 2016, to create a Site of Remembrance for those forced into the Japanese military's wartime brothels. Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon attended the ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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