S. Koreans who served as 'sex slaves' demand apology from Japan

S. Koreans who served as 'sex slaves' demand apology from Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of elderly South Korean women who say they worked as ''sex slaves'' for the Japanese military during World War II stage a sit-in in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 31 to demand a formal apology from Japan. The protest was held after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution demanding an apology from Japan over its military's sexual enslavement of young women in Asia during World War II. (Kyodo)

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