South Korea wants ‘heartfelt apology’ from Japan for war-time sex slaves
Seoul — On Wednesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for a "heartfelt apology" from Japan to the victims of war-time sex slavery, condemning a 2015 agreement as a "wrongful" solution. Seoul said this week that it would not seek to renegotiate the deal, as it had been agreed by both Tokyo and the previous South Korean government. But it said it would no longer use Japanese money to compensate the survivors. The issue of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops in the Second World War has roiled relations between the neighbours — both of them US allies and both threatened by nuclear-armed North Korea — for decades. The deal on the so-called "comfort women" should not have been struck without the involvement of the victims, Moon told a New Year press conference. "This issue cannot be resolved through a give-and-take deal between governments struck over the victims’ head," he said. "A wrong knot has to be untied. Japan should accept the truth, make a heartfelt apo...
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