Taiwan and Japan are scheduled to hold talks in January on the long-standing issue of Taiwanese women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels before and during World War II, the island's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister David Lin told reporters that Japan has "agreed in principle" to begin negotiations on the issue at the beginning of January.
"It will take time to see the final result, but we hope there will be some progress made in the near future," he said.