A South Korean protester holds a placard during an anti-Japanese demonstration in Seoul. Photo: AFP
Japan’s Suga rejects South Korean court order to pay former wartime sex slaves
- Prime minister says issue was already ‘resolved completely and definitely’ after Seoul court rules that Japan should pay the victims US$91,000 each
- It was the first civilian legal case in South Korea against Tokyo by wartime sex slaves, euphemistically labelled ‘comfort women’
A South Korean protester holds a placard during an anti-Japanese demonstration in Seoul. Photo: AFP