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Seoul, Feb 16 (EFE/EPA).- Lee Yong-soo, an activist and victim of the Japanese military's sexual slavery during World War II, on Tuesday called for the South Korean government to bring the "comfort women" issue to the International Court of Justice.Some 200,000 girls and teenagers, most of them Korean, were forced to prostitute themselves to the Japanese Imperial troops stationed mainly in China and the Korean peninsula, from the 1930s to the end of World War II in 1945. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: LEE YONG-SOO, AN ACTIVIST AND VICTIM OF THE JAPANESE MILITARY'S SEXUAL SLAVERY DURING WORLD WAR II, SPEAKS DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE PRESS CENTER IN SEOUL , SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, May 13 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean supporters of former 'comfort women' gathered on Wednesday at the weekly rally against the Japanese government, near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. Some 200,000 Asian women, mostly Koreans, forcibly served as sex slaves, euphemistically called 'comfort women,' for the Japanese army during World War II.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PROTEST IN SEOUL AGAINST THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND IN SUPPORT OF 'COMFORT WOMEN'.
Foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan say they have reached an agreement to resolve a long-standing dispute over 'comfort women'. Rough Cut-subtitled (no reporter narration).
A man self-immolates at an anti-Japan rally in support of "comfort women" in Seoul. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea reported 2,434 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, almost 700 more than the previous day and a new record after one of the most important holiday periods in the country.Of the new cases recorded, 2,416 were local infections and the remaining 18 were detected in overseas arrivas, according to data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday.The Seoul metropolitan area, made up of the capital, the nearby city of Incheon and the surrounding province of Gyeonggi, also reached an all-time high of 1,747 new cases, 72.3 percent of the total. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE WAIT TO BE TESTED AT A COVID-19 TESTING STATION IN SEOUL; SOUTH KOREAN HEALTH WORKERS GATHER TO DEMAND GUARANTEE OF LABOR RIGHTS AMID PANDEMIC; AND SOUTH KOREAN SEPARATED FAMILIES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE AN ANCESTOR-MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK PARK DURING CHUSEOK HOLIDAYS NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
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