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Ahead of WWII anniversary, Korean ‘comfort women’ statue brings dark history to Glendale

The Korean comfort woman statue in Glendale was unveiled last month, reigniting the conversation about former sex slaves of Japanese soldiers during World War II. Tomorrow, August 15, marks the 68th ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

'Comfort Woman' Memorial Statues, A Thorn In Japan's Side, Now Sit On Korean Buses

Statues symbolizing the World War II sex slaves abused by Japanese soldiers have appeared this year on Korean city buses — including on a bus... 'Comfort Woman' Memorial Statues, A Thorn In Japan's ...
The Korea Herald

Student sit-in shields ‘comfort woman’ statue

On Wednesday morning about 10 students in their 20s woke up to another morning in the biting cold, checking on the “comfort woman” statue next to them. For the past 29 days, an association of 16 ...
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Japan recalls South Korea envoy over 'comfort woman' statue

South Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesman Cho June-Hyuck lamented Japan's actions as "very regrettable", Japan recalled its ambassador to South Korea Friday to protest the placing of a statue ...
LAist

Remembering 'Grandma Lee,' who defended Glendale’s monument to 'comfort women'

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WRAL

‘It Is Not Coming Down’: San Francisco Defends ‘Comfort Women’ Statue as Japan Protests

The monument has stood in San Francisco for a year. It depicts young women from Korea, China and the Philippines standing on a pedestal holding hands, while a statue of Kim Hak-sun, a Korean activist, ...
The Korea Herald

With comfort women, THAAD rows, diplomatic vacuum becoming reality

South Korea’s leadership vacuum is precipitating a diplomatic crisis, as Japan and China press their respective cases over a new “comfort women” statue and a US missile shield in an apparent bid to ...
Yahoo

How a memorial to WWII sex slaves ignited a battle in Berlin

A statue commemorating so-called comfort women during World War II is displayed in a residential area of Berlin in October 2020. (Markus Schreiber / Associated Press) On a quiet street corner in ...
Los Angeles Times

Glendale to dedicate controversial “comfort women” statue Tuesday

Despite a last-minute protest lobby that involved thousands of emails, Glendale at noon today will become the first West Coast city to dedicate a public memorial to sex slaves who served the Japanese ...
Reuters

South Korean statue appearing to show Japan's PM bowing to 'comfort woman' angers Tokyo

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea/TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing ...
Reuters

For Japan and South Korea, 'comfort women' bronze may test resolve

SEOUL (Reuters) - One test of the commitment by Japan and South Korea to resolve the "comfort women" issue may be the fate of a statue in front of Tokyo's embassy in Seoul. The bronze of a barefoot ...