Activists hold a rally next to a statue representing victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery. (Photo: Yonhap)
Another South Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has died.
The gender equality ministry said Friday that the woman passed away earlier in the day.
The ministry said that bereaved family members requested that her name, age and cause of death be kept secret.
There are now only 13 registered surviving victims left, according to government data.
Minister Chung Young-ai said she is heartbroken to hear the news, adding the government will continue to support the surviving victims.
Historians estimate that up to 200,000 women, mostly from Korea, were forced to work in brothels for Japanese troops during the Second World War.
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