Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

Hashimoto denies he views 'comfort women' were needed

TOKYO, Japan - A room at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo is packed with reporters May 27, 2013, as Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto (in background), who doubles as Osaka mayor, holds a press conference there. 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.

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