Tag Archives: Japan

Military sexual assault, redux

Posted on May 23, 2013 by patdaniel

The Japanese government has formally apologized for forcing women seized from China, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Taiwan to act as “comfort women” (sex slaves) for the military during World War II. Recently, Toru Hashimoto, mayor of Osaka, Japan, sparked … Continue reading →

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Comfort women

Posted on May 20, 2013 by kathiemm

By guest author Dot Walsh Comfort women were women and girls forced into prostitution by the Japanese government during World War II.  The name “comfort women” was taken from a Japanese word meaning prostitute. In reality these women were sex … Continue reading →

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Reaching for reconciliation, Part 2

Posted on December 20, 2012 by kathiemm
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By guest author Tomoko Maekawa On August 9, when I was at Nagasaki Peace Park for the memorial ceremony for the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, I had the opportunity to listen to Clifton Truman Daniel and … Continue reading →

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Reaching for reconciliation, Part 1

Posted on December 17, 2012 by kathiemm

December 7, 1941, August 6, 1945. August 9, 1945. How should these days be remembered? Only for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the American atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? As days that must live in infamy? … Continue reading →

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