Toru Hashimoto

Sex slave storm Osaka mayor accuses South Korea of hypocrisy

22 May 2013

Toru Hashimoto, the nationalist mayor of Osaka, is defying public opinion at home and abroad to remain on the attack on the issue of "comfort women" sex slaves. Nearly a week after he ignited a...

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Osaka mayor says South Korean troops guilty of sex abuse

21 May 2013

South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, a Japanese mayor said in comments reported on Tuesday, days after he provoked a storm by labelling second world war sex slaves a...

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Polls show majority of Japanese disagree with Osaka mayor on comfort women

20 May 2013

A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during the second world war were a military necessity, polls issued on Monday said...

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Maverick Japanese mayor confuses prostitution with sex slavery

20 May 2013

The right-wing revisionism of Japan's ruling party, stacked to the decks with organisation men who are either progeny of former war criminals and war profiteers, or unduly inspired by the warriors...

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We need a sober view of sexual violence

18 May 2013

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and our own security chief Lai Tung-kwok have much in common. Both men have caused public outrage this month with their comments related to violence against women.

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Osaka mayor hits back at US in row over war sex slaves

17 May 2013

Osaka’s abrasive mayor on Friday hit back at US criticism of his remarks on wartime sex slavery, claiming American troops abused Japanese women during their seven-year occupation.

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Who said it?

Most women who endure sexual violence don't report it because of shame, and his statement affirmed these fears

Si-si Liu Pui-shan on security chief Lai Tung-kwok

Japan was...

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Lack of sensitivity caused flap, says Osaka mayor

An outspoken Japanese mayor who outraged many with remarks about Japan’s wartime and modern sexual services stood by his comments on Thursday, but said he may have lacked “international...

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Japan government distances itself from 'comfort women' comment

The Japanese government on Tuesday distanced itself from comments by a prominent politician that the so-called “comfort women” of second world war served a “necessary” role by keeping troops in...

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