Protesters Clash at Site of Comfort Woman Statue Near Japanese Embassy in Seoul

What kind of sad life must you have if the first thing you want to do when living with COVID measures are implemented is go protest at a comfort woman statue:

Boisterous shouting matches plagued the site in central Seoul of a girl’s statue symbolizing victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery Wednesday as supporters and detractors of the victims resumed rallies for the first time since distancing rules were eased.

Before rallies were banned under COVID-19 rules last year, the site near Japan’s Embassy had become a battleground every Wednesday, as supporters of the sexual slavery victims held a weekly “Wednesday rally” demanding an apology from Japan and conservative detractors held an opposing the protests.

After more than a year of hiatus, rallies resumed between the two sides at the statue site Wednesday, as eased social distancing rules went into force this week in line with the government’s “living with COVID-19” scheme.

Early Wednesday morning, about 10 anti-Japanese activists turned up at the site, holding banners calling for the resolution of the sexual slavery issue and shouting through loudspeakers that they won’t leave until all “pro-Japanese” forces are gone from the site.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but the fact that there was pro-Japanese protesters is actually pretty amazing. Anyway judging by the picture the police greatly outnumbered everyone at the protest.