Japan protests South Korean court ruling on compensation to 'comfort women’

Japan protests South Korean court ruling on compensation to 'comfort women’

Seoul says it respects 2015 deal with Tokyo to ‘finally and irreversibly’ resolve wartime sex slave issue - Anadolu Ajansı

‘Unexpected’ South Korea Court Decision in Favor of ‘Comfort Women’ Puts Damper on Improving Ties with Japan

SEOUL — Just when it seemed that the South Korean judiciary had been issuing reasonable judgments, the Seoul High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling and ordered Japan to pay compensation to former “comfort women.” When the high court judge handed down the ruling that fully recognized plaintiffs’ claims, sounds of surprise erupted from the plaintiffs and their supporters in the courtroom.

Japan protests Seoul High Court's ruling in favor of 'comfort women' victims

The Japanese government on Friday expressed "regret" over a Seoul appellate court ruling calling on Tokyo to compensate Korean victims of wartime sexual slavery.