10th anniv. of Korea-Japan agreement on "comfort women" victims
This photo taken Dec. 28, 2025, shows a statue of a seated girl symbolizing "comfort women," who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. The day marked the 10th anniversary of the South Korea-Japan Agreement on the "Comfort Women" victims reached in Dec. 28. 2015. Japan had apologized and agreed to offer 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) in repatriations to the victims through a fund created by the South Korean government. (Yonhap)
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