A Korean American citizen group established a girl statue near the capital, Washington, October 28, 10:24
A Korean-American citizen group held an unveiling ceremony for a statue of a girl symbolizing the comfort women issue set up in the suburbs of the capital, Washington, and called for "a genuine apology and compensation from the Japanese government." It was. The establishment of a girl statue near the US capital seems to be a new concern for the worsening relationship between Japan and Korea.
A Korean-American civil society set up a girl statue on the private land of a related person in Fairfax County, Virginia near the capital Washington, and held the unveiling ceremony on the 27th.
At the ceremony, the representatives of the group emphasized the significance of setting up this statue in the area of the US capital and continued to “require the Japanese government for sincere apology and compensation for victims of wartime sexual violence.” Said.
Former comfort woman Kil Won-ok, who was invited from South Korea, read the poems made by the civil society and accused "the Japanese government has taken my youth and dreams".
According to a civil society, the installation of a girl image is the fifth in the United States after Southern Georgia and Western California. I will continue.
The Japanese Embassy in Washington is working with local governments not to allow the installation of statues in public facilities, etc., but this time, even though it is a private land, it was deteriorated by the installation of a girl statue near the US capital It seems to be a new concern for Japan-Korea relations.