Hashimoto's controversial remarks on 'comfort women'

Hashimoto's controversial remarks on 'comfort women'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto. Japanese ministers denounced Hashimoto on May 14, 2013, a day after he said sexual servitude by women was "necessary" for Japan's soldiers during World War II to maintain discipline in the military.

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