Of the 239 Korean women who have come forward as victims, only 23 are still alive. She was one of the first victims to speak out in the early 1990s and break decades of silence over Japan’s wartime sexual slavery. Many South Koreans say past Japanese apologies didn’t go far enough. In recent years, South Korean courts, which are now fully independent, have ruled that the treaty cannot block the constitutional rights of individuals seeking reparations from Japan. There’s also criticism that Japan still hasn’t acknowledged legal responsibility for atrocities during its colonial occupation of Korea.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 06:45 UTC