Japan, South Korea Reach Historic Deal on Wartime β€˜Comfort Women'

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed on an historic deal Monday to resolve a longstanding impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II. 
 
Historians say tens of thousands of so-called "comfort women" from Asia, many of them Korean, were sent to front-line military brothels where they were forced to perform sexual acts with Japanese soldiers. 
 
The shared history has been a source of tension between the powers for decades.
 
Monday's agreement, which is expected to ease the tension, includes an apology from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) aid fund from Tokyo for the few dozen former sex slaves who are still alive. 
 
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