PM Abe urges S. Korea to remove new "comfort women" statue

PM Abe urges S. Korea to remove new "comfort women" statue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shown in this undated photo, urged South Korea to remove a new statue dedicated to women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels on a TV program broadcasted Jan. 8, 2017. "The South Korean side should show its sincerity," the premier said during the NHK TV program recorded Jan. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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