Protests against mayor over sexual servitude remarks

Protests against mayor over sexual servitude remarks

OSAKA, Japan - People protest in front of the Osaka city offices on May 24, 2013, against Mayor Toru Hashimoto over his series of remarks regarding women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves. Hashimoto has been under fire over his claim that sexual servitude was "necessary to maintain discipline" in the Japanese military.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001182688
  • Registered date
  • 2013/5/24 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2013 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2592 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 918.45(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    S. Koreans demand justice from Japan for WWII sex slavery

    S. Koreans demand justice from Japan for WWII sex slavery

    SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans, including women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II, gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 13, 2014, to demand an apology and compensation from Japan.
      Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

      Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

      TOKYO, Japan - Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as Osaka mayor, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27, 2013. Hashimoto denied that he views the system of military brothels during World War II as necessary for the Japanese military, in attempting to explain his opinions to the foreign media in Japan amid an outcry over his earlier remarks at home and abroad.
        Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

        Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

        TOKYO, Japan - Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as Osaka mayor, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27, 2013. Hashimoto denied that he views the system of military brothels during World War II as necessary for the Japanese military, in attempting to explain his opinions to the foreign media in Japan amid an outcry over his earlier remarks at home and abroad.
          Japan Restoration Party co-head Hashimoto

          Japan Restoration Party co-head Hashimoto

          TOKYO, Japan - Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as Osaka mayor, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27, 2013.
            Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

            Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

            TOKYO, Japan - Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto (C), who doubles as Osaka mayor, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27, 2013. Hashimoto denied that he views the system of military brothels during World War II as necessary for the Japanese military, in attempting to explain his opinions to the foreign media in Japan amid an outcry over his earlier remarks at home and abroad.
              Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

              Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

              TOKYO, Japan - Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as Osaka mayor, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27, 2013. Hashimoto denied that he views the system of military brothels during World War II as necessary for the Japanese military, in attempting to explain his opinions to the foreign media in Japan amid an outcry over his earlier remarks at home and abroad.
                Former sex slaves give speeches

                Former sex slaves give speeches

                OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (R), 87, and Kil Won Ok, 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.
                  Former sex slaves give speeches

                  Former sex slaves give speeches

                  OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (2nd from L), 87, and Kil Won Ok (2nd from R), 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.
                    Former sex slaves give speeches

                    Former sex slaves give speeches

                    OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (standing), 87, and Kil Won Ok (L), 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.
                      Former sex slaves give speeches

                      Former sex slaves give speeches

                      OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (R), 87, and Kil Won Ok, 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.