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Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese PM who apologised for war
03 Nov 2025 23:15 GMT
… of the Second World War.
The centrepiece … 50th anniversary of Japan’s Second World War surrender — the … Japan were initially mixed, but western and Asian nations, including South Korea and China … termed “comfort women” during the war, women — primarily Korean — …
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Trump Administration Embraces New Japanese Leader Who is a Regular Visitor to a Shrine that Honors War Criminals
30 Oct 2025 03:05 GMT
… enslavement of “comfort women.”
Visits by Japanese leaders to Yasukuni … from World War II, when she served as a comfort woman. [Source … that ignited fury in China, South Korea, and even Washington … over-1-5-million-chinese-slave-workers-in-world-war-ii/ ↑ …
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Uwa! Japan’s PM is a heavy metal ex-biker
29 Oct 2025 23:10 GMT
… moments, Takaichi speaks Japanese with a distinctive … called “comfort women”, most of them Korean and Chinese women … coerced into serving in wartime military brothels.
• Japan … outspokenly indignant about China’s increasing aggression …
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Berlin's Comfort Women Statue Removed After Years of Standoff
22 Oct 2025 13:39 GMT
… measures.
The comfort women statue in Berlin … World War II.
Tokyo has categorically denied these claims.
Comfort women … statue in front of the former Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea. (©JAPAN … instance of a comfort woman statue being …
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S. Korea group's "comfort women" statue removed in Berlin after court order
17 Oct 2025 22:39 GMT
… to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II was removed … South Korean civic group, to remove the "comfort women" … in 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida … from Japan';s 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula, …
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German Authorities Remove "Comfort Women" Statue
17 Oct 2025 20:40 GMT
… ;comfort women," or those who worked as prostitutes for Japanese troops … before and during World War II.
The … set up by a South Korean-affiliated group, came after … year period granted.
The Japanese Embassy in Germany had …
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China's leading advocate for civilian pursuing wartime compensation from Japan, Tong Zeng, dies at 69: studio
26 Oct 2025 12:01 GMT
… urging compensation for Chinese WWII victims, in which … by Japanese invasion forces in China, helping Chinese … China and Japan, helped launch numerous lawsuits in Japan against the Japanese … comfort women system. Multiple suits were filed on behalf of Chinese …
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S. Korea group's 'comfort women' statue removed in Berlin after court order
17 Oct 2025 09:09 GMT
… symbolizing so-called comfort women forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels on Oct … forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II was removed from … , a South Korean civic group, to remove the "comfort women" statue …
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S. Korea civic group appeals order to remove Berlin 'comfort women' statue
16 Oct 2025 13:47 GMT
… symbolizing so-called comfort women forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels on Oct … request from Japan for its removal.
The organization, named Korea Verband, filed … stemming from Japan';s 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula, such …
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Can Japan-South Korea Relations Continue to Thaw Under Lee and Takaichi?
24 Oct 2025 01:51 GMT
… the end of World War II, Japan and South Korea have struggled to … and of the so-called “comfort women.”
Indeed, during the overlapping … taken its eyes off East Asia and, with it, the … to overcome. Japan’s relations with South Korea – and, indeed, China – are …