Japan protests S. Korea's push for "comfort women" UNESCO listing

Japan protests S. Korea's push for "comfort women" UNESCO listing

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga expresses displeasure at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2017, over South Korea's pursuit of a UNESCO listing for documents related to Korean women procured for Japan's wartime military brothels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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