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Abe congratulates Tsai on election as Taiwan president

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Congratulating Tsai Ing-wen on her election as Taiwan's president, Abe also said the Japan-South Korea agreement over the "comfort women" issue has significant meaning for Japan's security, as it will lead to bilateral cooperation in addressing North Korean issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea to work on summit at "appropriate time": Kishida

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se speaks to reporters after having talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The two countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties on June 22 as they try to mend relations strained over World War II-related issues, including "comfort women," a euphemism in Japan for women procured to work in wartime brothels for the Imperial Japanese Army. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea to work on summit at "appropriate time": Kishida

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters after having talks with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung Se in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The two countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties on June 22 as they try to mend relations strained over World War II-related issues, including "comfort women," a euphemism in Japan for women procured to work in wartime brothels for the Imperial Japanese Army. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea court orders Japan to compensate former "comfort women"

Lee Na Young (C), head of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2021, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered the Japanese government to pay damages to a group of former "comfort women" over their treatment in Japanese military brothels during World War II.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, a South Korean advocacy group that supports "comfort women" forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels, holds a meeting in Seoul on Oct. 14, 2020. Participants welcomed the decision by authorities in the Mitte district of Berlin to allow a "comfort women" statue in the German capital to remain for the time being.

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Wednesday demonstration in Seoul

Members of a South Korean advocacy group that supports "comfort women" who worked in the Japanese military's wartime brothels hold a press conference in Seoul on May 11, 2020, after a former comfort woman Lee Yong Soo issued a strong rebuke of the group for preaching hatred to young participants and misappropriating donations. The group, known as the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, said it will continue weekly protest rallies that have been held on Wednesdays since 1992, until the issue is finally settled with Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wednesday demonstration in Seoul

Members of a South Korean advocacy group that supports "comfort women" who worked in the Japanese military's wartime brothels hold a press conference in Seoul on May 11, 2020, after a former comfort woman Lee Yong Soo issued a strong rebuke of the group for preaching hatred to young participants and misappropriating donations. The group, known as the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, said it will continue weekly protest rallies that have been held on Wednesdays since 1992, until the issue is finally settled with Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wednesday demonstration in Seoul

Members of a South Korean advocacy group that supports "comfort women" who worked in the Japanese military's wartime brothels hold a press conference in Seoul on May 11, 2020, after a former comfort woman Lee Yong Soo issued a strong rebuke of the group for preaching hatred to young participants and misappropriating donations. The group, known as the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, said it will continue weekly protest rallies that have been held on Wednesdays since 1992, until the issue is finally settled with Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally over "comfort women" issues in Seoul

Demonstrators gather for a rally on Sept. 27, 2017, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, addressing issues involving former "comfort women." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo