Will so-called comfort women get any compensation?

South Koreans are marking 30 years since they began weekly protests against Japan’s wartime sex slavery scandal.

The protesters say they want a sincere apology and compensation for thousands of women who were victims of human and sex trafficking.

Seoul and Tokyo reached an agreement in 2015 and Japan agreed to pay almost $9m to victims and their families.

But last year, a South Korean court and the Unification Ministry concluded it was not enough – increasing tensions between the two nations

How’s this affecting ties between Tokyo and Seoul?

Presenter: Kim Vinnell

Guests:

Mallika Iyer – Asia programmes coordination and humanitarian action specialist at the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

Seijiro Takeshita – Professor of management at University of Shizuoka

Craig Mark – Professor of international studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University

Se-Woong Koo – Publisher of Korea Exposé, an independent media outlet