Japan refutes U.N. report over "comfort women" deal with S. Korea

A U.N. body has posted on its website Japan's protest over its report urging Japan and South Korean to review their agreement over Korean women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, the Japanese government's top spokesman said Wednesday."The Japanese government will strengthen our efforts to explain our stance (over the issue) to officials in charge of human rights issues, including the committee," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference.Japan is protesting a U.N. Committee against Torture report calling on Tokyo and Seoul to revise their 2015 agreement…READ FULL ARTICLE