Japan rejects new S. Korean policy on "comfort women" deal

Japan rejects new S. Korean policy on "comfort women" deal

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks to reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2018. Kono said the implementation of a 2015 agreement over women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels is a duty to the international community for both Japan and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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