Japan came under fire from multiple nations at a UN meeting on Wednesday for its failure to take responsibility for forcing women from neighboring Asian countries into sexual slavery during wartime.

South and North Korea and China criticized and expressed concerns about Japan’s lack of effort to appropriately resolve the issue during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Japan in Geneva.

The South Korean delegation urged Japan to fulfill its legal responsibility for victims of its wartime sexual slavery, saying that Japan has failed to take sincere actions for women who were conscripted as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War Two.

The delegation from the Netherlands noted that Japan's use of sex slaves during war is no longer mentioned in Japanese textbooks. The Dutch delegation asked Japan what measures it will take to let its young generations know about the atrocity.

Japan responded by repeating its stance that compensation was already paid to victims of sexual slavery in accordance with the San Francisco Peace Treaty and agreements with concerned countries.