THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Former "comfort woman" Kim Bok-dong attends a gathering in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 19. (Tadashi Mizowaki) |
OSAKA--Two former "comfort women" from South Korea canceled a meeting with embattled politician Toru Hashimoto at the last minute, saying the Osaka mayor has not retracted a series of controversial remarks that included wartime military brothels were "necessary," or apologized for them.
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