Japan and South Korea have reached a historic deal to settle the issue of "comfort women", forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two. The announcement comes after Japan's foreign minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul for discussions with his counterpart Yun Byung-se. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered an apology, Mr Kishida told reporters after the meeting. "Abe, as the prime minister of Japan, offers from his heart an apology and reflection for everyone who suffered lots of pain and received scars that are difficult to heal physically and mentally," he said.
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