PH women's group hits Japan's rising militarism

By Xinhua News Agency

Aug 15, 2023 10:39 am

AN organization fighting for justice for Philippine wartime sexual slavery victims of the Japanese troops has slammed Japan's efforts to boost its military role in the Philippines while continuing to refuse to apologize for its wartime crimes.

'The memories of the abuses suffered by Filipinos, especially women, in World War II have not healed. Japan, who has still refused to acknowledge its wartime crimes yet, is now serving as the US military partner in its Indo-Pacific framework,' the Lila Pilipina said in a statement.

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