The Korean comfort woman statue in Glendale was unveiled last month, reigniting the conversation about former sex slaves of Japanese soldiers during World War II. Tomorrow, August 15, marks the 68th ...

Police on Monday searched the home of a far-right activist under investigation for defaming statues of a girl representing ...

South Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesman Cho June-Hyuck lamented Japan's actions as "very regrettable", Japan recalled its ambassador to South Korea Friday to protest the placing of a statue ...

The bronze statue outside the Japanese embassy in Busan (photo via @lucycheon/Instagram) A statue commemorating the thousands of Korean women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese imperial ...

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A memorial service did not deter right-wing protesters determined to heckle advocates for the rights and dignity of victims ...

Statues symbolizing the World War II sex slaves abused by Japanese soldiers have appeared this year on Korean city buses — including on a bus... 'Comfort Woman' Memorial Statues, A Thorn In Japan's ...

Catholics in South Korea have urged the Japanese government to offer a sincere apology to the comfort women forced into sexual slavery by its imperial army during World War II. The National Catholic ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is recalling its ambassador to South Korea in response to the placing of a comfort-woman statue in front of its consulate in the Korean city of Busan. Both Ambassador Yasumasa ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Friday that it would recall its ambassador to South Korea and suspend economic talks in response to the placing of a "comfort woman" statue representing wartime sex slaves ...