“Comfort women” fund to end in 2007

Japan has just announced that The Asian Women’s Fund—set up in 1995 to help women who were forced into military brothels during World War II—has “achieved its purpose” and would close in early 2007.
The fund financially compensated 285 “comfort women” in the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan—Japan would not compensate these women directly. Many women have refused money from the fund, saying that the indirect payment indicates that the Japanese government is not taking full responsibility for what happened.
Other disturbing facts:
An estimated 200,000 women from across Asia were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
Tokyo has also not offered an official apology to former “comfort women”, and refused to even recognise them until 1992.
Thanks to Dru for the link!