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South Korea court orders Japan to compensate former "comfort women" A South Korean court ordered the Japanese government on Friday to pay damages to a group of former "comfort women" over their treatment in Japanese military brothels during World War II, marking the first such court ruling in South Korea. The ruling is certain to further fray bilateral ties already strained over wartime labor compensation and other issues. The Japanese Foreign Ministry immediately summoned the South Korean ambassador and protested the decision as "utterly unacceptable." Photo taken Jan 8, 2021, shows the buil...

A South Korean court ordered Japan on Friday to compensate 12 women who were forced to work as sex slaves in wartime Japanese brothels, in a ruling that could rekindle diplomatic and history feuds between the two countries. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Japan should pay 100 million won ($91,000) to each of the victims. “Evidence, relevant materials and testimonies show that the victims suffered from extreme, unimaginable mental and physical pain due to the illegal acts by the accused. But no compensation has been made for their suffering” the court said in its verdict. It is...