YONHAP: “North Korea expressed support for a House resolution demanding Japan’s apology for sexual enslavement during World War II as more congressmen were signing on as resolution co-sponsors, campaign leaders said Wednesday. Soh Ok-cha, president of the Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues, said 103 congressmen have submitted their names as co-sponsors as of Wednesday afternoon. The goal is 120 signatures, likely to be reached soon given the current momentum, she said.” Meanwhile, in Japan, “Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stoked anger in March when he said there was no evidence that the comfort women were coerced, inviting unprecedented criticism from American media.” To read more, click here.
