US lawmakers warn Japan PM on 'comfort women'

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US lawmakers warn Japan PM on 'comfort women'

Published: 21 Feb 2013 at 05.43
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Two US lawmakers on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to revise Japan's apology over sexual enslavement in World War II, saying the move would set back relations between the allies.

Supporters of former South Korean "comfort women" who were forced to serve as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II hold placards reading, "official apology," during a weekly protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on August 15, 2012. Two US lawmakers on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to revise Japan's apology over sexual enslavement in World War II.

The lawmakers raised the issue two days before a White House visit by the conservative Japanese premier, whose previous period in office was dogged by historical issues but who is now seen as increasingly pragmatic.

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txapi
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Discussion 2 : 21 Feb 2013 at 10.032
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How long are politicians with nothing better to do and too inept at their own jobs going to keep bringing up World War 2? It was 60 years ago, and most of the people that fought in the war are dead. This is some self absorbed political agenda to detract from the real issues of the world today. What, the great great grand children of "comfort women" are upset? How many times do these people that have nothing better to do than cry for something they only read in the newspaper? Japan has apologized 3 times already. Get over it Korea.
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Discussion 1 : 21 Feb 2013 at 08.091
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The comfort women are an insignificant evil compared to the babies, children, women and other non combatants killed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Who should be apologizing?
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