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 ...

Ten years ago, women had to be fully integrated into all combat roles. In truth, their battlefield contributions date back ...

President Donald Trump’s meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung took an unexpected turn Monday when the U.S. leader decided to bring up the topic of forced prostitution. The White House ...

When America’s wacko-in-command signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense into the Department of War, many of his lackeys hit the ground running. Pete Hegseth ran ...

The Korean comfort woman statue in Glendale was unveiled last month, reigniting the conversation about former sex slaves of Japanese soldiers during World War II. Tomorrow, August 15, marks the 68th ...

The National Archives of Korea will safeguard records on former comfort women forced by Japan to provide sex to its soldiers during World War II. The government agency said Monday that it will archive ...

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The Hankyoreh met up with María del Pilar Álvarez to talk about her new book “Halmoni: La revolución de las abuelas coreanas,” published in Argentina in November 2025 ...

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