Korean comfort woman statue in Berlin angers Japan
Germany, Berlin, October 13, 2020: Protesters can be seen with a dummy of a 'comfort woman' in a wheelchair during a protest for the preservation of a the 'Statue of Peace' under the motto 'Berlin, be brave! The Statue of Peace must stay!'. After intervention by Japan, the Department of Road and Green Space Administration in the Mitte District Office of Berlin has demanded the removal of a bronze statue commemorating 'Comfort women' by October 14. 'Comfort woman' is a euphemistic term given by Japan to the women and girls enslaved for sex by the Japanese army during World War II.
