Japan art festival to not exhibit "comfort women" statue

Photo taken in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 3, 2019, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women," who were forced to work in wartime Japanese military brothels. The organizing committee of Aichi Triennale modern art festival in the city decided not to exhibit the statue, which would have been displayed in the festival's section titled "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" amid a flurry of protests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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