San Francisco legislator pushes plan to erect WWII sex slave memorial

Eric Mar, a member of San Francisco's legislative body, talks with Kyodo News at the City Hall on Oct. 9, 2015, about his proposal to erect a memorial in the U.S. city to honor women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese army during World War II. The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted for the proposal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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