Seoul leader apologises to women forced into sex slavery under Japanese rule

South Korea’s president has said sorry to Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s imperial army in the Second World War over what he calls a flawed 2015 deal with Tokyo to settle disputes over the issue.

South Korea’s president has said sorry to Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s imperial army in the Second World War over what he calls a flawed 2015 deal with Tokyo to settle disputes over the issue.

President Moon Jae-in issued the apology during a meeting with former sexual slavery victims on Thursday.