Abe meets envoy returning from Seoul over "comfort women" statue row

Abe meets envoy returning from Seoul over "comfort women" statue row

Yasumasa Nagamine (C), Japan's ambassador to South Korea, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2017. "I can't go into the details, but I made thorough reports to both the prime minister and the chief Cabinet secretary," said Nagamine, who was recalled in protest at the installation of a statue in Busan dedicated to so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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