Japan sex slavery apology sought
The U.S. House passed a nonbinding resolution urging Japan to apologize for coercing thousands of women into working as sex slaves for its World War II military.
Officials in Tokyo say their country’s leaders have apologized repeatedly, but the resolution’s supporters say Japan has never fully assumed responsibility. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused anger in March when he said there was no evidence that the women had been coerced.
Lawmakers want an apology similar to the one the U.S. government gave to Japanese Americans forced into internment camps during World War II. That apology was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Reagan in 1988.
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