The Wednesday demonstration

The "Wednesday demonstration"

 Have you heard about the "Wednesday demonstration?"

Every Wednesday, since January 1991, some of Korea's former comfort women began a protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. What they desperately wanted was a 'sincere' apology, an acknowledgement of the crime.

Every Wednesday, they have continued the 'Wednesday demonstration.'

On December 14,2011 was their 1000th times since the first demonstration.

Simultaneous protests were also held in Japan, but they were attacked by vocal opponents.

23 years past since then, yet Japanese government has not officially apologized. 

At first, there were 234 Korean former comfort women alive.

But now,

only 55 are alive.

​The Wednesday demonstration was listed in March 2002 in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest rally on a single theme.

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Source : http://www.japanfocus.org/-Okano-Yayo/3863

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Waiting for a ‘Sincere’ Apology

 ‘Sexual Slavery’ is a brutal phrase that we are familiar with. So-called “Comfort Women” refer to women who were enforced prostitution to keep the morale of Japanese troops up during World War II. War is over but the war never ended for the “comfort women.” The victims have requested the Japanese government’s official apology for several times, yet the victims haven’t received an apology from the government. Japan’s leaders should give a sincere apology to the victims because this is not just about politics but about the value of human being.

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http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/home_top-opinion-opinion_columns/1261700/Waiting-for-an-apology-for-sex-slave-atrocity  

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