Japanese PM unapologetic over 'comfort women' Posted: Monday, March 5, 2007
Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe.
Today, he told parliament the would not offer a fresh apology for Japan's use of wartime sex slaves even if the US Democrat Michael Honda managed to push a motion through the House of Representatives calling on him to do exactly that.
Mr Honda was joined at a house subcommittee last month by three former "comfort women", including Lee Yong-soo, who says she was snatched from her home in Korea when she was 15 and taken to a Japanese military brothel in Taiwan. Full Article : blogs.guardian.co.uk
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