Tokyo (ENI). A Japanese Christian women's leader has added her voice to those seeking an apology and reparation from the goverment in Tokyo for women forced into the role of military sex slaves in the Asia Pacific region at the time of the Second World War. Junko Matsuura, chairperson of the Women's Committee of the National Christian Council in Japan, said the Japanese goverment needed to face up to a statement made back in 1993 by the former goverment's chief spokesperson Yohei Kono on the thorny issue.
Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:54 pm