Japan pulls ambassador to S. Korea over new "comfort women" statue

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2017. Japan has decided to temporarily recall Ambassador to South Korea Yasumasa Nagamine in response to the erection of a new "comfort women" statue in the country, the government's top spokesman said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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