S. Korea's memorial day for "comfort women"

S. Korea's memorial day for "comfort women"

Demonstrators gather around a statue in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2020, of a seated girl symbolizing "comfort women," who were forced to work at Japanese wartime military brothels. South Korea marked its official memorial day for those women the same day.

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