Kwak Ye-nam died at the age of 94, having suffered from pneumonia since , according to her family. She was forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops in at the age of Japan ruled the Korean Peninsula from She was diagnosed with pneumonia in December Her death brought the number of surviving victims, euphemistically called comfort women, to Historians say that around , Asian women, mostly Korean, were forcibly sent to front-line brothels to provide sex services for Japanese soldiers.
South Korea and Japan signed a deal to address the hardship of the wartime victims in and established a foundation to support them. In November, the Moon Jae-in administration announced its decision to disband the Tokyo-funded foundation amid criticism that the deal was signed without sufficiently consulting the victims or a sincere apology from Japan.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Glendale, Calif. Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan is scheduled to arrive in Busan on March 13 to sign a pact on friendly relations and cooperation with Haeundae District. Glendale is home to DreamWorks, a U. During his stay in Busan, the U. In , a U.
