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On July 30, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed unanimously H.Res. 121. HR-121 is a resolution calling on the government of Japan to "formally apologize and unequivocally accept responsibility" for forcing thousands of Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II. The Japanese government has not been announced any official apology for this inhumane war crimes. Although it's non-binding, the resolution has a significant meaning because it's showing to the world that the Japan's continuous denial is not appropriate. The Japanese government should issue an official apology and provide appropriate reparations for the victims as soon as possible because the "comfort women" case is an atrocious crime against humanity. Read more about Comfort Women.
What Japan doesn't have is not evidence but a conscience.
Comfort Women - Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
Before and during World War II, estimated 100,000 to 200,000 women were tricked or forced to serve as sexual slaves for months or years by the Japanese military. More than 80 percent of women were believed Korean. Many of the rest were Chinese, Philippines, Indonesians, Taiwanese and Burmese whose country was under the Japanese occupation. Small number of Dutch women and Japanese women were also enslaved.
Wednesday Demonstrations - FAQ
The first demonstration was held on Jan., 8 1992 when Japanese Prime Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa visited South Korea. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (the Korean Council), formed with 37 women's groups in Korea in 1990, sent the Japanese government an open letter demanding the justice for the Japanese Military Slavery. Three former victoms of the Janpanes Military Slavery, Park Soon Geum, Lee Hyo Cha and Yun Chung Ok participated in this demonstration.
