Japan must settle sex slavery dispute

TOKYO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Japan to resolve issues surrounding Tokyo’s system of wartime sex slavery, her second foray into the delicate issue of East Asia’s history.

Winding up a whirlwind visit to Japan, Merkel met Katsuya Okada, head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and said Tokyo should “go ahead with reconciliation” with South Korea over what Japan euphemistically refers to as “comfort women.”