Will so-called comfort women get any compensation? | Inside Story

South Koreans are marking 30 years since they began weekly protests against Japan's wartime sex slavery scandal. The protesters say they want a sincere apology and compensation for thousands of women who were victims of human and sex trafficking. Seoul and Tokyo reached an agreement in 2015 and Japan agreed to pay almost 9 million dollars to victims and their families. But last year, a South Korean court and the Unification Ministry concluded it was not enough – increasing tensions between the two nations How's this affecting ties between Tokyo and Seoul? Presenter: Kim Vinnell Guests Mallika Iyer, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management at University of Shizuoka Craig Mark, Professor of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University Se-Woong Koo, Publisher of Korea Exposé, an independent media outlet
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