SEOUL/TOKYO -- The government of South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday that it has decided to disband a foundation it set up with Japan in 2016 to support wartime "comfort women," marking the latest setback to efforts to improve bilateral relations and triggering a protest from Tokyo.
International relations
South Korea decides to disband 'comfort women' foundation
Move is latest setback in efforts to settle lingering wartime tensions with Japan
Students hold portraits of deceased former South Korean "comfort women" during a weekly anti-Japan rally in Seoul on Aug.15.
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