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 ...

Police have launched an investigation into the leader of a far-right civic group who held protests across the country calling ...

Analysts say Manila is unlikely to back the surviving victims of sex slavery, fearing it could jeopardise billions in ...

Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement over the long-standing issue of "comfort women," a term that describes sex slaves used by the Japanese military during World War II. Japanese Foreign ...

Correction appended, Jan. 30, 03:30 EST. It was the mayor of Osaka who said that comfort women served a “necessary” role, not the mayor of Hiroshima. The article has been amended to reflect this. Did ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court ruling in favor of a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels was confirmed on Saturday by Japan's decision not to appeal the ...

Historians and educators from across Japan issued a joint statement on May 25 saying that, "The forced recruitment of 'comfort women' as sex slaves should be seen as recruitment 'against their will.'" ...

Japanese conservatives are taking the offensive in the battle over World War II sex slaves — and it seems likely to do them more harm than good. Some 300 legislators from around Japan have sent a ...