Soon thereafter, a spokeswoman from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was “extremely regrettable” that comfort women statues had been erected. In reality, the extent of Japan’s ...

The ministry has been working on collecting data on the statues honoring "comfort women" — a euphemism wartime sexual slavery victims — after a bill was submitted on punishment for acts of ...

SEOUL--A pair of statues erected in an idyllic botanical garden in South Korea look set to reignite a furor with Japan over the contentious wartime "comfort women" issue. The Korea Botanic Garden ...