Japanese and South Korean government officials and analysts have praised
Japan's apology and offer of compensation for Korean women forced into
sexual slavery by Japanese imperial occupiers in the 1930s and '40s.
Some say it hails a "new era" in relations between the two East Asian
nations.
But activists and church members who have worked with the women for decades expressed disappointment and even anger at the announcement made in late December. They say it does not address the women directly and does not hold Japan culpable for a war crime, two conditions the activists have long called for.
http://ncronline.org/news/global/korean-catholics-say-deal-over-sex-slavery-not-acceptable
But activists and church members who have worked with the women for decades expressed disappointment and even anger at the announcement made in late December. They say it does not address the women directly and does not hold Japan culpable for a war crime, two conditions the activists have long called for.
http://ncronline.org/news/global/korean-catholics-say-deal-over-sex-slavery-not-acceptable