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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in January 1994 at the parliament building in Tokyo shows Liberal Democratic Party leader Yohei Kono (L) shaking hands with Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2016, shows Yohei Kono speaking during an interview. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in November 2015 shows Yohei Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels. He died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in August 1993 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono issuing an official statement acknowledging the Japanese military's responsibility for the forced labor of Korean "comfort women" in Japan's wartime military brothels, and announcing the government's landmark apology for the issue. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in June 1994 at the parliament building in Tokyo shows (from R) Liberal Democratic Party leader Yohei Kono, Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama of the Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura shaking hands before a meeting to form the Cabinet of their new coalition government. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in July 1993 at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo shows Yohei Kono (L) following his victory in the party's presidential election. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken on July 5, 2023, shows Yohei Kono (L), leader of a delegation from the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in September 2005 shows Yohei Kono (L) and his son Taro pointing at their nameplates as they arrived at the parliament building in Tokyo following a general election of the Japanese House of Representatives. Yohei Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in Tokyo on March 23, 2025, shows Yohei Kono (L), former speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, posing for a photo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in Tokyo on July 21, 2009, shows Japanese House of Representatives speaker Yohei Kono announcing the dissolution of the lower house during its plenary session. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in July 1994 shows Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) chatting with Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama ahead of a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, known for announcing the Japanese government's landmark apology over Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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"Comfort women" statue in Seoul

Members of a South Korean citizens' group rally on Feb. 11, 2026, in front of a statue in Seoul symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, calling on the Japanese government to apologize.

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"Comfort women" statue in Seoul

Members of a South Korean citizens' group rally on Feb. 11, 2026, in front of a statue in Seoul symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, calling on the Japanese government to apologize.

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"Comfort women" statue in Seoul

Members of a South Korean citizens' group rally on Feb. 11, 2026, in front of a statue in Seoul symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, calling on the Japanese government to apologize.

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"Comfort women" statue removed in Berlin

Photo taken in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2025, shows the site where a statue representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels had stood. Local authorities removed the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, earlier in the day, as the group had defied their order to transfer it from public land to nearby private land.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows a statue representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels on public land in Berlin. Members of a South Korean citizens' group rallied near the statue the same day, calling for its preservation in defiance of authorities' order to remove it by the day.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People march near a statue (not pictured) representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels during a rally in Berlin on Oct. 7, 2025, calling for its preservation in defiance of authorities' order to remove it by the same day. The statue was erected on public land by a South Korean citizens' group in 2020.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People pose for a photo on Aug. 14, 2025, surrounding a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People stand on Aug. 14, 2025, by a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People stand on Aug. 14, 2025, by a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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[Breaking News]Protest rally in Manila over "comfort" women

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Members of a group supporting former "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in the Philippines rally in Manila on Aug. 14, 2025, seeking the Japanese government's apology to the women, now estimated at fewer than 10. (Kyodo)

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2025, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels on publicly owned land in Berlin, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People lay flowers on Aug. 14, 2025, at a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People lay flowers on Aug. 14, 2025, at a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People lay flowers on Aug. 14, 2025, at a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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Protest rally in Manila over "comfort" women

Members of a group supporting former "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in the Philippines rally in Manila on Aug. 14, 2025, seeking the Japanese government's apology to the women, now estimated at fewer than 10.

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Protest rally in Manila over "comfort" women

Members of a group supporting former "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in the Philippines rally in Manila on Aug. 14, 2025, seeking the Japanese government's apology to the women, now estimated at fewer than 10.

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Day to remember "comfort women" in Seoul

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (in screen) speaks in a video message projected at a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2025, a day commemorating "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (R) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (R) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (C) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (C) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

Photo taken on July 8, 2025, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women," forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, on publicly owned land in Berlin. Authorities recently urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal rejected by the group.

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Survivors of Wartime Sexual Slavery Still Await Justice - Philippines

Survivors of Filipina comfort women gather in a small courtyard to denounce unspeakable atrocities at the hands of Japanese invaders during World War II, in Mapanique of Candaba, Pampanga province, the Philippines, July 6, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of wartime sexual slavery still await justice" Photo by Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Survivors of Wartime Sexual Slavery Still Await Justice - Philippines

Survivors of Filipina comfort women gather in a small courtyard to denounce unspeakable atrocities at the hands of Japanese invaders during World War II, in Mapanique of Candaba, Pampanga province, the Philippines, July 6, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of wartime sexual slavery still await justice" Photo by Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Survivors of Wartime Sexual Slavery Still Await Justice - Philippines

Survivors of Filipina comfort women and descendants of Filipino-Chinese guerrilla fighters pose for a group photo in Mapanique of Candaba, Pampanga province, the Philippines, July 6, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of wartime sexual slavery still await justice" Photo by Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza

Women comfort each other in sorrow at the al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee Camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 7, 2024. The victims were killed in a recent Israeli strike that targeted the area. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dont Be Silent! Captivity Kills! rally in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 25, 2024 - Two women hug each other outside the Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre during the Dont Be Silent! Captivity Kills! rally held to remind about military personnel in Russian captivity, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Protest over "comfort women" issue in Seoul

A protest is held for the resolution of the issue of "comfort women," a euphemistic term for women from the Korean Peninsula and elsewhere forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2024, the memorial day for Korean "comfort women."

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SHOOTING (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Kyerim (L) and Bae Sanghee (R) comfort Lee Eunseo of South Korea at the awarding ceremony for the Women's Team 50m Rifle 3 Positions of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

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"Comfort women" statue

Photo taken on Sept. 21, 2023, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women," forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul.

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August 9 Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 9, 2023 - A police officer comforts a woman after a Russian missile attack that took place Wednesday evening, August 9, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine. The strike killed three people and left nine injured, including an 11-month-old child. A Russian missile killed a 43-year-old man and young women aged 19 and 21. In addition, an outbuilding caught fire and the shockwave knocked out windows in nearby residential buildings, shops, and other civilian infrastructure.

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Xinhua Headlines: Hidden sex trade, one of S. Korea's costs for its alliance with U.S.

(230514) -- SEOUL, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People hold portraits of "comfort women" and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

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Zimbabwe women own their narrative through paint and brush

STORY: Zimbabwe women own their narrative through paint and brush DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:04 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Deodoris Mawanda's paintings 2. various of visitors 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DEODORIS MAWANDA, Nurse and artist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DEODORIS MAWANDA, Nurse and artist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DEODORIS MAWANDA, Nurse and artist 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PRUDENCE CHIMUTOVA, Mixed media artist 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TANYSE VAN VAUUREN, Artist STORYLINE: At work, her hands provide comfort to the unwell. Outside work, her hands create visual masterpieces that nourish the eye. That is the life of Deodoris Mawanda, a nurse and artist from Zimbabwe. With just paint and brush, she creates expressive visuals that ignite imaginations and invoke emotions in the viewer. Two of her works titled "7 A.M." and "7 P.M." captures the day-to-day experience of nurses. The paintings are currently on display at the "We are all human" exhibition to mar