South Korea wants more measures over Japan’s use of war-time sex slaves
Seoul — South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered more steps to resolve a dispute with Japan over sex slaves in the Second World War, calling a 2015 agreement reached under his predecessor faulty in "procedure and content". Moon’s statement on Thursday called for a resolution "with a focus on the victims", taking into account a five-month review that concluded this week. It didn’t say whether he was scrapping the previous deal, which the two countries at the time had called "irreversible". "Despite the burden that the agreement is an official promise between the two countries confirmed by the leaders, I have to make it clear again as the president and with my people that the issue of comfort women can’t be resolved with this agreement," Moon said. The statement is likely to increase tensions between the US allies at a time when the Trump administration is weighing military action to stop North Korea from threatening the US with a nuclear bomb. On Wednesday, Japan reacted angrily af...
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