South Korea's Park defends unpopular deal with Japan

[Aepsilons]

SEOUL -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday urged the nation to accept an agreement with Japan on resolving the issue of wartime "comfort women," calling it sufficient under the circumstances.

Her government went into the negotiations that led up to Monday's accord, feeling like being pushed to the brink to defend the national interest, Park said in a statement read by spokesman Kim Sung-woo. Park urged critics wanting to start the process again to understand that Seoul has no leverage for doing more.


Just over half of South Koreans dislike the agreement, compared with 43% who approve of it, according to South Korean pollster Realmeter.

Around noontime, police took away 30 university students protesting outside the building housing the Japanese embassy here. The demonstrators were shouting that the agreement was invalid.

Moon Jae-in, the leader of the main opposition Minjoo Party, assured former comfort women living at a group home near here that his party will fight for and win legal compensation and a public apology from Japan.


'Comfort women' accord: South Korea's Park defends unpopular deal with Japan- Nikkei Asian Review

 

[Aepsilons]

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

60% people disapproved, just not valid than

 

[applesauce]

now just hope japanese officials dont torpedo the effort like they do every other "apology", where right after the government makes a "sorry" statement, some officials goes on record saying "nope, the atrocities never happened".

 

[Beast]

What happen if Japan cabinet minister still continue go Yasukuni Shrine and pay respect to General Tojo or Yamashita?

That mean Japanese still is not sincere in letting go of their wartime attitude and show no respect WWII war victim?

 

[powastick]

The comfort women were furious with the deal.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=947278581974022

 

[Aepsilons]

The comfort women were furious with the deal.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=947278581974022

Such deep emotion , this is very sad to see, truly. I hope we can really settle this issue and that the Japanese Government can do everything that is required to help ease the hearts of the comfort women. I know it cannot take the pain away of the wrongs done in the past war.

 

[Beast]

Such deep emotion , this is very sad to see, truly. I hope we can really settle this issue and that the Japanese Government can do everything that is required to help ease the hearts of the comfort women. I know it cannot take the pain away of the wrongs done in the past war.

Destroy the name tablet of all A-class war criminal in Yasukuni Shrine and I will believe you.

 

[ganesh623]

The comfort women were furious with the deal.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=947278581974022

Amazing country where a common ctiizen is scolding forengin minister in front of full fledged media.
That wont be possible in subcontinent.

 

[Aepsilons]

Destroy the name tablet of all A-class war criminal in Yasukuni Shrine and I will believe you.

I believe that , ultimately, they will have to separate the 14 class a war criminals from Yasukuni. They should be placed in another location where their own families can visit them. But, i am in agreement that they should be separated from the close to 4 million Japanese dead who are resting in Yasukuni now.

 

[Daniel808]

60% people disapproved, just not valid than

60% wow, I don't know there is so many People in South Korea who doesn't support that.
I hope that will not become a Backfire for South Korea President, Park Geun Hye.

By the way, Just Hope the best for our Friends, South Korean people.