Women from both North and South Korea have agreed on a North-South joint forum in November to discuss resolutions to the Comfort Women issue.
A venue for the forum has not been determined.
The participants, who met in Shenyang, China, announced on Friday their shared view that Japan is denying responsibility for acts committed during World War II and seeking to distort history. In particular, they criticized Japan for not taking responsibility for the Comfort Women, the thousands of women from across Asia forced into prostitution by the Empire of Japan during World War II
Women from both North and South Korea have agreed on a North-South joint forum in November to discuss resolutions to the Comfort Women issue.
A venue for the forum has not been determined.
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Kang Tae-jun
Tae-jun Kang is the NK News East Asia Correspondent and is based in Hong Kong. Prior to writing, he worked as a riot police officer in South Korea for two years. He can be reached at [email protected] or @taejun_kang on twitter.
