
“A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls issued on Monday said. Up to 200,000 ‘comfort women’ from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into brothels catering to the Japanese military during WWII, according to mainstream historians. Outspoken Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto said last week these women served a ‘necessary’ role keeping soldiers in line, sparking outrage in China and South Korea and inviting US criticism.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/20/survey-japan-rejecting-view-that-comfort-women-were-necessary/
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