The de facto Japanese embassy in Taiwan says the statue runs counter to the country’s ‘sincere efforts to redress the issue’
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/19
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The memorial statue in Tainan (Image from the Tainan Association for Comfort Women’s Rights fb page)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – After a statue dedicated to the Taiwanese “comfort women” of World War 2 was unveiled in Tainan on Tuesday, Aug. 14, the de facto Japanese Embassy in Taiwan has reportedly asked the Kuomintang party to consider removing the statue.
Following the unveiling, the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association has asked the KMT to take “appropriate” measures to deal with the statue, which was created by the Tainan Association for Comfort Women’s Rights.
The statue is located on KMT property in the southern Taiwan city, and the Tainan Association for Comfort Women’s Rights reportedly operates with KMT support.
The head of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, Mikio Numata, reportedly met with former President Ma Ying-jeou and KMT chair Wu Den-yih on Wednesday, Aug. 15 to discuss the issue, according to the Japan Times. [FULL STORY]