the Japs should have used
their own Jap women
to serve as Jap 's Comfort women
during the war
On May 17, 12:56 pm, rst9 <
rst9w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> U.S. condemns Japan mayor's "outrageous" sex slaves remark
> 2013-05-16 22:02:48 GMT2013-05-17 06:02:48(Beijing Time) Xinhua
> Englishhttp://
english.sina.com/world/2013/0516/591276.html
> The United States on Thursday denounced the "outrageous and offensive"
> remarks made by Japan's Osaka mayor regarding wartime sex slaves
> exploited by the Japanese military, or the so-called "comfort women."
>
> "Mayor Hashimoto's comments were outrageous and offensive," department
> spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, as Toru Hashimoto, who also heads Japan's
> Restoration Party, said on Monday that sexual servitude by women was
> "necessary" for Japanese soldiers during World War II in order to
> "maintain discipline" in the military.
>
> "As the United States has stated previously, what happened in that era
> to these women who were trafficked for sexual purposes is deplorable
> and clearly a grave human rights violation of enormous proportions,"
> Psaki told reporters at a regular press briefing.
>
> "We extend again our sincere and deep sympathy to the victims, and we
> hope that Japan will continue to work with its neighbors to address
> this and other issues arising from the past and cultivate
> relationships that allow them to move forward," she added.
>
> Hashimoto's remarks have sparked outrage in places like China, the
> Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Japan itself.
>
> Mike Honda and Steve Israel, both members of U.S. House of
> Representative, on Wednesday condemned the remarks as "repulsive" and
> "disgusting." Israel again urged the Japanese government to offer a
> "formal acknowledgment and apology" over the issue.