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China Condemns Japan Mayor’s Statement On Sex Slaves

In reaction to the statement made by the Mayor of Osaka and head of Japan’s Restoration Party Toru Hashimoto concerning sex slavery during the WWII, … Continue reading China Condemns Japan Mayor’s Statement On Sex Slaves


In reaction to the statement made by the Mayor of Osaka and head of Japan’s Restoration Party Toru Hashimoto concerning sex slavery during the WWII, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei reacted saying that the way Japan treats its past will determine how its future will be shaped out.

Spokesman Hong Lei expressed shock and indignation at the Japanese politician’s statement regarding sexual servitude by women.

Toru Hashimoto is a senior politician in Japan’s Restoration Party and the Mayor of Osaka was  reported to have said that sexual servitude by women was “necessary” for Japanese soldiers during World War II in order to “maintain discipline” in the military.

Hong went further to say that the conscription of sex slaves was a grave crime committed by the Japanese military and a major human rights issue that concerns the victims’ personal dignity when asked to comment on the remarks.

Meanwhile, the Japanese government distanced itself from the comments by Toru.

Toru hinted that soldiers living with the daily threat of death needed some way to let off steam which was provided by the comfort women system.

Up to 200,000 women from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into brothels catering to the Japanese military in territories occupied by Japan during the Second World War, according to many mainstream historians.

South Korea also let off their “deep disappointment” over Toru’s comments, which risk inflaming Japan’s relationship with neighbours that were victims of brutal expansionism and who claim Tokyo has never faced up to its warmongering past.