Court orders government to compensation

Court orders government to compensation

In a landmark decision, the Yamaguchi District Court in western Japan on April 27 orders the Japanese government to pay compensation to three former Korean ''comfort women'' who were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops during World War II.

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