Head of foundation for S. Korean "comfort women" officially quits

Undated file photo shows Kim Tae Hyeon, a professor emeritus at Sungshin Women's University who serves as the inaugural head of a foundation set up by the South Korean government to support former "comfort women" with Japanese funding. Kim officially stepped down on July 27, 2017, just one day shy of the foundation's first anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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