S. Korean decision to dissolve comfort women fund ‘unacceptable’, says Japan

S. Korean decision to dissolve comfort women fund ‘unacceptable’, says Japan

Analysts say the decision effectively negates a 2015 agreement between the two nations as relations deteriorate over lingering historical disputes.

A view of the ‘Comfort Women’ Column of Strength statue in San Francisco. (AFP pic)

TOKYO:Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Wednesday that South Korea’s decision to dissolve a “comfort women” foundation funded by Japan to compensate women forced to work in wartime brothels was “unacceptable.”

The decision effectively negates a 2015 agreement between the two nations as relations deteriorate over lingering historical disputes, analysts said.

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