国际英语资讯:Japan demands remarks about emperor made by S. Korean assembly speaker be retracted
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 12-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="women">women</span>" <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="retracted">retracted</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="astonished">astonished</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="conveyed">conveyed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deplorable">deplorable</span>," <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="stern">stern</span> <span word="protest">protest</span>" <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Hee">Hee</span>-<span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="women">women</span>" <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="coercing">coercing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kidnapping">kidnapping</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>, <span word="servicing">servicing</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="brothels">brothels</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="aggressors">aggressors</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Euphemistically">Euphemistically</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="women">women</span>".</p><p><span word="Moon">Moon</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="culprit">culprit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Hirohito">Hirohito</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p>
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