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Japan Protests Comfort Woman Statue In Auckland

NPO Radio 1 Auckland 14d10d Impact 7

Local authorities in Auckland are deciding today whether to permit the installation of a bronze statue of a 'Japanese comfort woman'. Auckland is making a decision regarding a statue representing Japanese 'comfort women' from the Second World War. The discussion centers on the history of sexual violence associated with these women. The discussion centers on the historical context of the military-enforced brothels. The women were forced to work in brothels and undergo forced abortions by Japanese military personnel between 1932 and 1945. The source noted that Japan has expressed opposition to the monument. The source noted that the proposal has met with resistance from Japan. The discussion follows historical tensions regarding such monuments, including a statue removal in Berlin last year.

Local authorities in Auckland are deciding today whether to permit the installation of a bronze statue of a 'Japanese comfort woman'. Auckland is making a decision regarding a statue representing Japanese 'comfort women' from the Second World War. The discussion centers on the history of sexual violence associated with these women. The discussion centers on the historical context of the military-enforced brothels. The women were forced to work in brothels and undergo forced abortions by Japanese military personnel between 1932 and 1945. The source noted that Japan has expressed opposition to the monument. The source noted that the proposal has met with resistance from Japan. The discussion follows historical tensions regarding such monuments, including a statue removal in Berlin last year. Japan has previously expressed opposition to continued focus on this history, citing similar difficulties with San Francisco in the United States. The ambassador stated that Japan believes certain historical issues should remain in the past. A local community board in Auckland has rejected plans to install a bronze statue on the North Shore. Auckland, New Zealand, is hosting an event to honor approximately 200,000 South Korean, Chinese, and Indonesian women who were victims of sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese army in the 1940s.

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Sources · 7 independent

NPO Radio 1

“De lokale autoriteit en van Auckland beslissen vandaag of het beeld moet komen of niet. Japan heeft erop aangedrongen om het niet te doen.”

NPO Radio 1

“gaat om een bronzenbeeld van een zittend meisje naast een lege stil. in Orkland te staan of als het er komt. Ja, want het term troost meisje, dat klinkt heel lief, maar je zegt het al. Het gaat om seksueel geweld.”

NPO Radio 1

“Die vrouwen werden door Japanse militairen gedwongen om in bordelen te werken. in Orkland te staan of in ieder geval als het er komt.”

NPO Radio 1

“Die vrouwen werden door Japanse militairen gedwongen om in bordelen te werken. [...] het gaat over seksueel geweld, hè? Ja, klopt. Ja, het is een heel euphemistische term die Japan gebruikte en nog steeds gebruikt”

NPO Radio 1

“Die vrouwen werden door Japanse militairen gedwongen om in bordelen te werken. [...] Ze werden ook gedwongen om een abortus te laten plegen als ze zwanger werden. [...] Nu dus dat stand wil, dat er misschien komt in Oakland.”

NPO Radio 1

“Nu dus dat stand wil, dat er misschien komt in Oakland. Maar waarom heeft Japan daar zo'n probleem mee?”

NPO Radio 1

“Ook hier nog veel aandacht te besteden. Ook al eerder zorgt de aandacht aan deze zogenaamde troostmeisjes voor problemen in andere landen.”

NPO Radio 1

“Ook al eerder zorgt de aandacht voor deze zogeheten troostmeisjes voor problemen in andere landen. In de VS, bijvoorbeeld, had Japan grote moeite met San Francisco.”

RNZ National

“Plans to put up a statue on Auckland's North Shore symbolizing the so-called Comfort Women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II have been rejected by the local community board.”

RFI Monde

“oui, ça se passe à Auckland, la plus grande ville de Nouvelle-Zélande. en hommage aux quelques 200 000 femmes asiatiques sud-coréennes, mais aussi chinoises ou indonésiennes, toutes esclaves sexuelles de l'armée impériale japonaise, dans les années 1940.”

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