New Zealand officials reject ‘comfort women’ statue after objections from Japan

Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in Auckland ...

New Zealand local council rejects plan for 'comfort women' statue after Japan protest

April 29 (Reuters) - A local council in New Zealand has rejected a proposal to erect a statue honouring women forced into ...

Exclusive: Auckland rejects ‘comfort women’ statue under pressure from Japan; campaign group vows to press on despite ‘extreme disappointment’

A statue of a seated girl symbolizing "comfort women," who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, stands ...

NZ axes plan for WW2 sex slaves statue after Japan protest

Tokyo had warned that installing the structure in Auckland could jeopardise diplomatic relations.
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After forced removal, artists give 'comfort women' statue a new home in Berlin

Last month, a statue known as “Ari” that serves as a memorial to victims of Japan’s “comfort women” system of sexual slavery was relocated to a corner of the privately owned land in front of the ...

New Zealand local council rejects installation of ‘comfort women’ statue

The statue was planned to be installed in a Korean cultural garden on city-owned land. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Proposed Auckland 'comfort women' statue shut down

A controversial statue in Auckland honouring women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Army during World War II won't ...