From left, writer Kenzaburo Oe, Constitution scholar Yasuhiro Okudaira, and writer Hisae Sawachi attend a news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17. (Satoru Ogawa)
Hashimoto to ask overseas media for correct reporting
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is now pointing the finger at translators as well as native speakers of Japanese for the continuing criticism over his recent comments on "comfort women," those who were forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers during World War II. (May 19) [more]
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