--- title: Japan Reacts to South Korea Shutting a 'Comfort Women' Foundation as It Looks to Reassess WWII Sexual Slavery | TIME description: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday sharply criticized South Korea's decision to shut down a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan's World War II military brothels. canonical: https://time.com/video/MR0WSt6l/ og:title: Japan Reacts to South Korea Shutting a 'Comfort Women' Foundation as It Looks to Reassess WWII Sexual Slavery og:description: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday sharply criticized South Korea's decision to shut down a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan's World War II military brothels. og:url: https://time.com/video/MR0WSt6l/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/MR0WSt6l/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Japan Reacts to South Korea Shutting a 'Comfort Women' Foundation as It Looks to Reassess WWII Sexual Slavery twitter:description: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday sharply criticized South Korea's decision to shut down a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan's World War II military brothels. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/MR0WSt6l/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # Japan Reacts to South Korea Shutting a 'Comfort Women' Foundation as It Looks to Reassess WWII Sexual Slavery > Sponsored content. 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Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday sharply criticized South Korea's decision to shut down a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan's World War II military brothels._ --- Jul 28, 2023 12:52 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [South Korea's President Says the Agreement With Japan on Historic Sex Slavery Has 'Serious Flaws'](/video/8VxX6FEM/) ### South Korea's President Says the Agreement With Japan on Historic Sex Slavery Has 'Serious Flaws' [Know Right Now: South Korea and Japan Settle Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’](/video/qvGRMygH/) ### Know Right Now: South Korea and Japan Settle Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ [Japan's Prime Minister Didn't Quite Apologize For WWII](/video/jGgbC30D/) ### Japan's Prime Minister Didn't Quite Apologize For WWII --- ## Transcript [ FOREIGN ]. The agreement has also been highly recognized by the international society and i's steady achievement is a responsibility that South Korea bears not only to Japan, but also to the international society. Japan has accomplished all the measures pledged under the agreement. 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