TOKYO: Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations documents related to “comfort women” forced into World War II sexual slavery by Japanese troops, officials said Tuesday.
The reaction comes after Seoul’s gender equality minister on Monday expressed support for efforts to include the papers in the “Memory of the World” register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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