Japan Seeks Removal Of Monument To World War II "Comfort Women"

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 30: "Ari," a monument to the "comfort women" forced into prostitution by Japaneses occupation forces before and during World War II, stands on October 30, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The government of Japan has repeatedly requested the monument be removed, with reference to a 2015 agreement between Japan and South Korea in which the government of Japan apologized and paid compensation to surviving victims. City authorities have given the local association responsible for the monument until tomorrow to remove the statue, citing the breech of a two-year limit on the presentation of the monument in a public place. Imperial Japanese military forces enslaved an estimated 200,000 Chinese and Korean women to serve as prostitutes to Japanese soldiers during Japanese military campaigns in the 1930s and 40s. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)