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Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-Se (R) after a joint press briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on December 28. South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long strained relations, Seoul’s foreign minister said. AFP PHOTO
Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-Se (R) after a joint press briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on December 28. South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long strained relations, Seoul’s foreign minister said. AFP PHOTO
SEOUL: South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement Monday on the thorny issue of wartime sex slaves that has long strained relations, Seoul’s foreign minister said.