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Japan-South Korea "comfort women" statue row reignited

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A dispute between Japan and South Korea over "comfort women" statues has been reignited by memorials appearing in Germany and New Zealand. These statues, honoring women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II, have caused discomfort among Japanese officials and LDP hardliners. The removal of these statues from public display in Auckland and Berlin has led to calls within Japan's ruling party to firmly assert its position on the historical issue. AI

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Japan-South Korea "comfort women" statue row reignited

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Julian Ryall ·

    Japan-South Korea ‘comfort women’ row stoked by statues abroad

    Statues erected by South Korean civic groups on the other side of the world honouring the tens of thousands of women forced into sexual slavery by imperial Japanese forces during World War II have once again succeeded in making Tokyo’s elites deeply uncomfortable. The decisions b…

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