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Comfort Women

Coverage of Comfort Women in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 17 · 14:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 12 · 02:00 UTC
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Yohei Konoperson1Japanplace1Chinaplace1Liberal Democratic Partyorganization1Lee Jae-myungperson1Israeli Defense Forcesorganization1Gazaplace1Xorganization1Holocausttopic1The Vergeorganization1
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  • POLITICSJun 12 · 02:00 UTCSCMP CHINA
    Wartime apology author and Japan-China ‘bridge’ Yohei Kono dies at 89

    Yohei Kono, a political figure known for his 1993 apology to 'comfort women' forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, died at 89. He was a moderate voice in Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and served as a backchannel between Japan and China.

  • WORLDApr 17 · 14:00 UTCTHE VERGE
    The South Korean president is doing quote-post diplomacy

    South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sparked controversy by quoting a misleadingly labeled video on X that falsely claimed Israeli soldiers tortured and killed a Palestinian child in Gaza. The video, actually from September 2024, showed IDF soldiers interacting with a limp body, but the context and labels were disputed, leading to an online backlash.