The first comfort women didn't actually come forward until 1992, and since then, the issue has really been kicked up. Japan issued… — Elise Hu Copy Share Image
In South Korea, there's a lot of folks who are already saying this deal doesn't go far enough. And I had one… — Elise Hu Copy Share Image
Technically, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, but this wasn't included in the Normalization Treaty because forced… — Elise Hu Copy Share Image
Japan admitted the Imperial Army ordered the building of these brothels and the trafficking of the women. And now that it's been… — Elise Hu Copy Share Image
South Korea are pushing for a stronger way to isolate and punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test. — Elise Hu Copy Share Image
The first comfort women didn't actually come forward until 1992, and since then, the issue has really been kicked up. Japan issued a 1993… — Elise Hu Copy Share
In South Korea, there's a lot of folks who are already saying this deal doesn't go far enough. And I had one source say… — Elise Hu Copy Share
U.S. has certainly been wanting this to happen since both Japan and Korea are longtime allies of the U.S. and this estranged relationship has… — Elise Hu Copy Share
Technically, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, but this wasn't included in the Normalization Treaty because forced prostitution, coerced… — Elise Hu Copy Share
Japan is formally apologizing and admitting the state was responsible for the system of comfort stations or brothels for soldiers in which mostly teenage… — Elise Hu Copy Share
Japan admitted the Imperial Army ordered the building of these brothels and the trafficking of the women. And now that it's been 70 years,… — Elise Hu Copy Share
And that said, this [issues of comfort women] is important for reopening a conversation in both Japan and in Korea and on their respective… — Elise Hu Copy Share
South Korea are pushing for a stronger way to isolate and punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test. — Elise Hu Copy Share
North Korea has certainly, in the past, used detainees to initiate diplomatic exchanges with the United States. — Elise Hu Copy Share
