Supporters of former sex slaves urge gov't to apologize, compens

Supporters of former sex slaves urge gov't to apologize, compens

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from the Center for Research and Documentation on Japan's War Responsibility, Women's Active Museum on War and Peace, and Violence Against Women in War-Network Japan meet the press in Tokyo on July 31, after submitting a joint proposal to the government urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to clearly apologize and compensate the victims of Japan's sexual enslavement during World War II. The move came a day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution urging Japan to ''formally acknowledge, apologize and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner'' over the sex slave issue. (Kyodo)

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