Depoliticizing Comfort Women  

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Matsumura, Masahiro

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Far Eastern Economic Review vol. 170 no. 07 (Sep. 2007), page 32-36.
Topik: Atrocities; Apologies; War crimes; Hearings & confirmations; International relations-US

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On Jul 30, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution demanding a formal apology of the Japanese government for sex workers -- known today as "comfort women" -- who served the Imperial Armed Forces during World War II. Proponents of the resolution insist that Japan's penitence is essential for reconciliation between China, South Korea and Japan, and, by extension, for regional peace and stability. The issue of comfort women became, in the Congress, a mere political football. It was a nonbinding resolution, and House members could easily rally to the resolution on a give-and-take basis. At the present moment, the best approach to managing Japan's history question, particularly the issue of comfort women, is to keep politicians out of the game in both Washington and Tokyo; to leave the debate to historians and the informed publics across the Pacific; and to make their debate accessible to Asian nations.

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