Press Release

Japan, South Korea Build Ties After ‘Comfort Women’ Deal

  • 2016-07-28
  • ALASTAIR GALE (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)
Two U.S. allies implement accord over historical irritant as they advance cooperation on North Korea threat

 

SEOUL—South Korea implemented a deal with Japan to compensate women used as military prostitutes, fresh evidence of a thaw between two feuding U.S. allies that Washington has pressed to work together to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat and an assertive China.