--- description: Taiwan urged Japan on Tuesday to apologize to and compensate Taiwanese women used as wartime sex slaves title: Taiwan Calls for Japanese Apology Over 'Comfort Women' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte758d8e20e4e3d88/698877263c16398e9f45b5e9/gettyimages-502680192.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Taiwan](/tag/taiwan/) ## Taiwan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taiwan Urges Japan to Apologize for 'Comfort Women' After South Korean Deal ## Video: Know Right Now: South Korea and Japan Settle Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: South Korea and Japan Settle Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qvGRMygH.m3u8) (1:00)  _Published 2015-12-28. South Korea and Japan reached a deal to resolve their decades long impasse over Korean ‘comfort women’_ by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 30, 2015 8:04 AM CUT  A statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of 'comfort women' in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2015 A statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of 'comfort women' in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2015Chung Sung-Jun— Getty Images by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 30, 2015 8:04 AM CUT Taiwan’s President called on Japan on Tuesday to apologize and compensate Taiwanese women who were forced to work as wartime sex slaves, one day after Tokyo and Seoul reached a landmark settlement on the atrocity. After a decades-long dispute, Japan on Monday agreed to [apologize](http://time.com/4161946/south-korea-japan-sex-slave-deal/ "undefined") to South Korea and offered an $8.3 million aid fund for the victims. Taipei said it wants talks with Tokyo to secure a similar resolution, reports the BBC. “We hope the Japanese government can do better and take better care of the comfort women’s welfare and dignity,” said Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou. “Our stance has not changed.” **Read Next:**[_‘Comfort Women’ Have Waited a Long Time for an Apology_](http://time.com/4162815/comfort-women-sex-slavery/ "undefined") Japan forced an estimated 200,000 women — euphemistically called “comfort women” — into military brothels during WWII, some near the front lines. 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