A new sculpture of Lee Ok-seon (center), a "comfort woman" hailing from the southern city of Daegu, is seen alongside busts of other victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery at the House of Sharing in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Saturday. The facility, south of Seoul, supports sex slave victims. (Yonhap)

Lee Ok-seon, a survivor of Japan's wartime sex slavery who hails from the southeastern port city of Busan, speaks at an event commemorating other "comfort women" at the House of Sharing in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 12, 2023. The facility, located south of Seoul, supports sex slave victims. (Yonhap)