A statue commemorating “comfort women”, a euphemism given by Japan to the women and girls enslaved for sex by the Japanese army during World War II, is displayed at a residential area in central Berlin on Friday. Photo: AP
Berlin allows Korean ‘comfort women’ statue to remain, despite anger from Japan
- The statue represents Korean women who were made into sex slaves during Japanese invasion and colonisation
- The Mitte district in the German capital said it hopes to explore a plan for Japan and South Korea to reach a compromise on the display
A statue commemorating “comfort women”, a euphemism given by Japan to the women and girls enslaved for sex by the Japanese army during World War II, is displayed at a residential area in central Berlin on Friday. Photo: AP
