THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 13, 2019 at 16:00 JST
Lawyers and supporters of former wartime laborers gather in front of the South Korean National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 27, to express their opposition to the Speaker Moon Hee-sang’s proposal to submit a bill to resolve the issue. (Hajimu Takeda)
South Korea's National Assembly speaker on Dec. 12 put the final touches on planned legislation intended to heal a deep rift with Japan over the issue of compensation for wartime laborers. [Read More]
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