SEOUL -- The new South Korean government continues playing to popular ire over a 2015 agreement with Japan on the issue of wartime "comfort women," shaking the foundations of an accord designed to put the long-standing hindrance to smoother bilateral ties to rest.
Kim Tae-hyun has expressed a desire to step down as head of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation. A formal announcement is expected Thursday, the day before the foundation's first anniversary. Kim has apparently told those close to her that she cannot take the criticism anymore.
