MANILA, Philippines — A statue honouring women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II has been quietly removed from a busy seaside promenade in the Philippine capital, angering women’s groups. It gave no time frame for the project, alarming activists who suspect that the Japanese government pressured the Philippines to take the monument down. … That’s why it’s shameful, so shameful,” said Teresita Ang See, co-founding president of a Chinese Filipino group. However, many women in South Korea and the Philippines have demanded a full apology accompanied by official government compensation. Last year, Osaka terminated its 60-year sister-city ties with San Francisco to protest a statue commemorating Asian sex slaves that was erected by California’s Korean, Chinese and Filipino communities.

Source: National Post April 29, 2018 02:37 UTC