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COMFORT WOMEN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 4, 2017
Do the memories of 'comfort women' matter?
It is clear that as mutual recriminations mount, the irreversible and final resolution of the 'comfort women' problem pledged at the end of 2015 remains elusive.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
South Korea joins China, asks Asian Games organizer to change hotel over Nanking Massacre denial book
South Korea has joined China in asking the organizer of the Asian Winter Games to change the hotel for its athletes due to a controversial history book placed in its guest rooms, the organizer said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
U.S. expert advises caution in Japan-South Korea 'comfort women' dispute
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2017
South Korean professor acquitted of defaming 'comfort women'
A South Korean court on Wednesday delivered a verdict of "not guilty" to a scholar charged with defaming so-called comfort women, who were forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military, in her controversial book on the subject.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017
Recalled Japanese envoy not likely to return to Seoul anytime soon: government sources
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2017
Abe kicks off Diet session with vow to strengthen U.S. military alliance
Abe pledges to “further strengthen” the alliance with the U.S. in a speech at the outset of a six-month ordinary Diet session.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2017
Japan protests South Korean politicians' plan to erect statue on disputed islets
Japan has filed a protest with South Korea over a plan to place a "comfort women" memorial statue on disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2017
You keep the money, we keep the statues: Ban
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a potential presidential candidate, rebuffs Tokyo's demand to remove the “comfort women” statues, saying the wartime issue is about more than money.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2017
Mindan head urges removal of 'comfort woman' statue outside Japanese Consulate in Busan
The head of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan said Thursday his group favors removing the statue in Busan dedicated to women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2017
Keep 'comfort women' deal alive
Tokyo and Seoul should take careful steps to prevent an escalation of diplomatic tensions and keep the comfort women agreement alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2017
Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort women' statue at Busan, claims 2015 agreement at stake
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea to remove a new statue dedicated to the girls and women hauled into Japan's military brothels before and during the war, and called on Seoul to stick to the bilateral agreement that was inked in 2015 to settle the thorny issue once and for all.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2017
Japan recalls envoys over new 'comfort women' statue in Busan
The Japanese ambassador to South Korea is recalled over a new statue representing the wartime “comfort women” near the Japanese Consul in Busan.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2017
South Korea terms recalls 'extremely regrettable'
South Korea expressed regret Friday about Japan recalling its ambassador over the new "comfort women" statue in Busan, and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se summoned the envoy to discuss the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2016
'Comfort women' statue installed near Japanese consulate in Busan
A civic group on Friday installed a statue symbolizing women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in front of the Japanese Consulate in Busan, a move that could strain Japan-South Korea relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2016
Race complaint lodged over 'comfort women' statue in Australian church
A Japanese community group in Australia has lodged a legal complaint under racial vilification laws objecting to a statue commemorating wartime Korean "comfort women" in a Sydney church, the group's president said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2016
A Taiwanese rights group opens a comfort women museum in Taipei
A Taipei-based women's rights group Saturday opened the island's first museum dedicated to Taiwanese "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2016
South Korean Cabinet approves intelligence-sharing deal with Japan
The South Korean government has approved an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, moving the pact a step closer to fruition as North Korea continues to make progress in its nuclear weapons and missile programs, a report said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2016
'Comfort women' demand formal apology, redress for all survivors worldwide
Four former "comfort women" called on the Japanese government Friday to make a formal apology and offer compensation to fellow victims in other countries, while rejecting a December agreement between Japan and South Korea that was designed to permanently settle the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2016
Park scandal puts cloud over Japan-hosted trilateral summit, 'comfort women' deal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye scrambled to head off a mounting political scandal by replacing her prime minister and finance chief Wednesday, raising concerns over the future of a key trilateral summit slated for later this year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2016
NGO that runs 'comfort women' museum receives bomb threat
A nonprofit organization that runs the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace received a bomb threat earlier this month, it said on its website Sunday.
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Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
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