A citizen pays his respects at the funeral hall for Gil Won-ok, a victim of the Japanese military's wartime sexual slavery, at Incheon Red Cross Hospital in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on February 17.

The former “comfort woman” used her voice and her stories to endeavor to bring an end to wartime violence against women ...

now the capital of North Korea, to work as a "comfort woman," a euphemism for sex slaves. "Gil Won-ok campaigned actively to raise awareness of the suffering of the Japanese military's comfort ...

Gil Won-ok, survivor of Japan’s wartime military sexual slavery, dies at 96 - Gil was a vocal critic of Japan’s refusal to ...

College student activists from Peacenavi Network hold a press conference in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on February 19. Reporter Kwon Do-hyun “What I'm asking the Japanese government is ...

On the other hand, supporters of conscripting women argue it has the potential to alleviate shortages in the military. They claim it will ease the imbalance of military forces between South Korea ...

The pope is susceptible to lung infections after he developed pleurisy as an adult and had part of a lung removed at age 21.

The deepfake problem has gained urgency given South Korea’s serious rifts over gender roles, workplace discrimination, mandatory military service for men and social burdens on men and women.

South Korean women are at the center of the weekly protests calling for the removal of President Yoon Suk-yeol. They see Yoon ...

North Korea said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) that the United States should abandon military threats if it has concerns about its mainland safety, State media KCNA reported, citing an official ...

A South Korean woman, 78, who in 1965 received a suspended jail sentence for biting off part of the tongue of a man attempting to rape her will have her case re-examined. A Busan court on Thursday ...