SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean woman forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II has died, a civic group said Monday, bringing down the number of registered surviving victims to 14. The woman, identified only with her surname Yoon, died at around 1 p.m. Sunday at the age [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial hall to remember Kim Bok-dong, an iconic Korean victim of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, will be built in Uganda, a Seoul-based civic group said Wednesday. According to the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance (KCJR), the Kim Bok-dong Center will be built on a lot covering about [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of citizens and activists marched along the main streets of central Seoul on Friday to mourn the death of an iconic Korean victim of Japan’s World War II sex slavery. Some 1,000 mourners gathered at the public square in front of Seoul City Hall early in the morning [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Tuesday mourned the death of a victim of Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement well known for her efforts to raise public awareness on the issue. Kim Bok-dong died at 10:41 p.m. on Monday at Yonsei Severance Hospital in western Seoul, according to the Korean Council [...]