The Japanese city of Osaka terminated its 60-year “sister city” relationship with San Francisco over a statue commemorating women forced into sex labor by Japan during World War II, BBC reports. The statue, which is called “Women’s Column of Strength, depicts three young women from Korea, China and the Philippines, standing in a circle.
Osaka Severs Ties With San Francisco Over ‘comfort Women’ Memorial
Casey Quackenbush, Time
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 3:53am
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