TOKYO (AP) — Japan is recalling its ambassador to South Korea in response to the placing of a comfort-woman statue in front of its consulate in the Korean city of Busan. Both Ambassador Yasumasa ...

Statues symbolizing the World War II sex slaves abused by Japanese soldiers have appeared this year on Korean city buses — including on a bus... 'Comfort Woman' Memorial Statues, A Thorn In Japan's ...

The monument has stood in San Francisco for a year. It depicts young women from Korea, China and the Philippines standing on a pedestal holding hands, while a statue of Kim Hak-sun, a Korean activist, ...

TOKYO — Japan announced Friday that it would recall its ambassador to South Korea and suspend economic talks in response to the placing of a “comfort woman” statue representing wartime sex slaves in ...

South Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesman Cho June-Hyuck lamented Japan's actions as "very regrettable", Japan recalled its ambassador to South Korea Friday to protest the placing of a statue ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Friday that it would recall its ambassador to South Korea and suspend economic talks in response to the placing of a "comfort woman" statue representing wartime sex slaves ...