South Korea, Japan reach landmark deal on WWII sex slaves

A South Korean bereaved family member of victims of World War II attends a rally demanding full compensation and apology from Japanese government in front of Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press)

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug | AP December 28 at 6:48 AM

SEOUL, South Korea — An apology from Japan’s prime minister and a pledge of more than $8 million sealed a breakthrough deal Monday in a decades-long impasse with South Korea over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II.

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