Hashimoto echoes Japan's past failure
Source: Asia Times Online
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-23 01:09:12 -0700 | political-news
Although the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and other political
As Hashimoto self-destructs, party also reels
Source: Japan Times
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-24 06:13:00 -0700 | political-news
Recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying the Imperial Japanese Army's comfort women brothel system have upset relations with the United States and South Korea and enraged human rights activists both at home and abroad. The impact on domestic...
Japan mayor says S. Korean troops guilty of sex abuse
Source: Kuwait News Business
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-20 23:26:05 -0700 | business-news
May 21, 2013 (AFP) -South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Osaka's mayor said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labelling sex slaves a military necessity. In a remark likely to fuel outrage...
Politics › Your Party to split from Japan Restoration Party over Hashimoto's comments
Source: Japan Today
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-19 22:43:29 -0700 | political-news
The leader of the opposition Your Party has indicated that he intends to renege on an agreement to cooperate with the Japan Restoration Party in the upcoming Upper House election. The decision is thought to be a result of offensive...
Support for Abe Cabinet slides to 70.9%: poll
Source: Japan Times
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-23 22:33:17 -0700 | political-news
Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has weakened but remains strong at 70.9 percent, compared with 72.1 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey said Sunday. It was the fourth time the Cabinet's rating has topped...
Commentary: Finally, some truth on sex slaves from Osaka's mayor
Source: The Jakarta Post
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-23 22:55:31 -0700 | political-news
It is clear to anyone, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said, that for soldiers who risked their lives, where bullets are flying like rain and wind, if you want them to get some rest, a comfort-woman system was necessary. Angry reactions...
Japan mayor ready to apologize to comfort women
Source: Inquirer.net
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-15 22:10:45 -0700 | political-news
Osaka on Thursday offered to meet former comfort women to apologize for their suffering after causing an international storm when he said they served a necessary role in wartime. I think I have to apologize firmly for what Japan did...
Okinawa women's groups condemn Hashimoto justification of sex slaves
Source: Japan Times
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-23 23:12:49 -0700 | political-news
Women's groups and other parties in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday protested Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's contentious remarks about the wartime sex slaves, with some calling for his immediate resignation. The outspoken mayor's remarks came during a visit to Okinawa on...
Japan embroiled in 'comfort' controversy
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Hashimoto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-24 06:41:59 -0700 | political-news
Hashimoto, who is co-leader of the national Japan Restoration Party, acknowledged that some women providing sexual services to Japan's soldiers were doing so "against their will", something he attributed to "the tragedy of war". But he said there was no...
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