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Protests Continue in Seoul Demanding Japan Acknowledge WWII 'Comfort Women'

Since 1992, weekly protests have been held in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, demanding recognition for the estimated 200,000 'comfort women' who were sexual slaves for the imperial army during World War II. Activists criticize Japan's focus on Hiroshima while avoiding the issue of its wartime sexual slavery network.

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