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Republic Of Korea

Another WWII sex slave passes away

The number of surviving ROK victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery fell to 31 as another victim died on Friday. The woman, identified only by her surname Lim, passed away after being hospitalized the previous day, according to the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, a local advocacy group supporting the victims. The bereaved family of the "comfort women" victim asked her identification not to be made known, the advocacy group said.