By AKARI UOZUMI/ Staff Writer
July 27, 2025 at 07:00 JST
The stone monument dedicated to women forced to sexually entertain Soviet soldiers in Manchuria is set up in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, with an explanatory plaque seen in the back. (Provided by TV Asahi Corp.)
A statue called “Otome no Hi” (Monument to the maidens) was erected in 1982 in Gifu Prefecture. But an explanation on who the “maidens” were and why they were being commemorated did not appear until 36 years later. [Read More]
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