The United States applauded plans announced by South Korea to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor, as President Joe Biden on Monday hailed the agreement as a “historic breakthrough” between two American allies.
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“Two of our closest allies, Japan and the Republic of Korea, have reached a historic breakthrough,” Biden said on Twitter. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington applauded Seoul and Tokyo “for their courage and vision, and call on the international community to join our commendation of this momentous achievement.”
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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