Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has renewed his call for the South Korean government to honor the 2015 agreement on former comfort women, speaking in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Monday marked five years since the two countries reached the agreement. Motegi said in an interview on the day, "Even if the administration changes [in each nation], it is a promise between countries. It must be implemented responsibly."
The Japanese and South Korean governments on Dec. 28, 2015, agreed to settle the issue. Measures to that end included the Japanese government contributing 1 billion yen to support former comfort women; then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressing his most sincere apologies and remorse; and the two governments confirming the "final and irreversible" resolution of the issue.
The Japanese government has already implemented its part of the agreement. However, the Moon Jae-in administration of South Korea, which came into power after the agreement was reached, has been taking actions against the pact, such as rehashing the comfort women issue at the United Nations and other forums and unilaterally dissolving the foundation that was established based on the agreement.
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