Japanese Troops: Comfort and Women

japanese troops: Of the 46 former comfort women who were alive as of Dec. 28, 2015, when the two governments announced the landmark agreement to solve the comfort women issue, 29 of them or their families have expressed their willingness to receive the grants, according to The Japan Times. Six of the 46 have died since the agreement. The payments by the foundation, set up in late July, mark the full start of its project to support the women who were forced to work as prostitutes for Japanese troops before and during World War II. Based on a ¥1 billion contribution from the Japanese government, the foundation plans to pay some ¥10 million to each surviving comfort woman and ¥2 million to the relatives of each such woman who is no longer alive. Some applications for the grants have already been approved and cash distribution has started, an official linked to the foundation said. Meanwhile, the largest opposition party, the Minjoo Party of Korea, and the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan are opposed to the agreement reached by Tokyo and Seoul. The official declined to reveal how much was paid to whom and when. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.