Memorial hall for "comfort women" opens in South Korea

Memorial hall for "comfort women" opens in South Korea

Chung Hyun Back (3rd from R), South Korean minister of gender equality and family, attends the opening ceremony in Gwangju on the outskirts of Seoul on Nov. 18, 2017 of a memorial and exhibition hall for "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's World War II military brothels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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