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New Zealand officials reject ‘comfort women’ statue after objections from Japan
Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in Auckland
New Zealand officials rejected on Wednesday an application to install a statue commemorating so-called “comfort women” enslaved by Japan before and during the second world war after Tokyo suggested it could harm diplomatic relations.
Japan forced up to 200,000 women from Korea, China and south-east Asia into sexual slavery from 1932 until 1945 and the issue remains a sore point in Tokyo’s relations with its neighbours.
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TH The GuardianUpdated 7h ago1 min read
Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in Auckland
New Zealand officials rejected on Wednesday an application to install a statue commemorating so-called “comfort women” enslaved by Japan before and during the second world war after Tokyo suggested it could harm diplomatic relations.
Japan forced up to 200,000 women from Korea, China and south-east Asia into sexual slavery from 1932 until 1945 and the issue remains a sore point in Tokyo’s relations with its neighbours.
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