Osaka mayor accuses U.S. military of using women for *** in postwar Japan

[J-10]

May 17, 2013 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 17 hit back at U.S. criticism of his remarks on "comfort women" by accusing the United States of using Japanese women to provide *** for American soldiers following World War II.

The term, comfort women, is a euphemism for those who provided *** for Japanese soldiers during the war, often against their will.

Hashimoto said May 13 that the use of comfort women was "necessary" at the time, a statement that Washington described as "outrageous and offensive."

On the morning of May 17, Hashimoto, who is also co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, responded with a series of messages on Twitter, saying it is "unfair" to criticize only Japan over the issue.

"During the period of the U.S. occupation of Japan (after the end of the war), the United States also utilized Japanese women. It is outrageous to use women to deal with the ****** (desires of soldiers) in combat areas," he wrote. "It is intolerable to justify Japan's utilization of comfort women. But it is unfair to criticize only Japan."

Further messages referred to *** crimes committed by U.S. servicemen in Okinawa Prefecture:

"I am grateful that the U.S. forces are contributing to Japan's security. But incidents that tread on the human rights of residents in Okinawa are taking place due to the acts of a small number of U.S. soldiers. As a result, the relationship of trust between Japan and the United States is collapsing drastically. The United States should pay more consideration to the human rights of people in the prefecture."

He also said, "Japan is not the only country that has trampled on the human rights of many women. The United States should directly face what the U.S. forces were doing during the occupation period, especially to women in Okinawa."

Hashimoto claimed Japan was being singled out for blame, saying, "The United States and the world only talk about Japan's comfort women, and criticize Japanese as the only people to have utilized *** slaves. But this is wrong."

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201305170068



May 15, 2013, 12:47 pm
Did Japan ‘Need’ Comfort Women?
By CAROL GIACOMO
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...comfort-women/

[kakitsubata]

I may need a refresher on this part of history, but I think the Japanese government, in yet another display of their inner thoughts on human ******ity and women's rights, organized ****** services for the American occupation forces. How willing or how informed these women were prior to their participation, I do not recall.

[Steak-Sauce]

Repost, more or less: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...sary-Hashimoto

[AirCanada]

Repost, more or less: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...sary-Hashimoto

Not quite a repost but definitely related. In the thread you referred to, Hashimoto was talking about the necessity of comfort women for Japanese troops in WWII. Whereas here, he's accusing the US of using Japanese woman for the same purposes during the postwar occupation.

He should have just apologized for the statement and shut his mouth instead of spewing more crap!

[Mikhael]

Hashimoto is a SAINT compared to Tokyo mayor Ishihara. He spews sh.it beyond logic and common sense. He talks **** about everybody even Japanese yet still they elect him ( third time ? ). And Ishihara started all this crap with Senkaku islands.

[Steak-Sauce]

Not quite a repost but definitely related.

True, yet further down the thread the post-war *** stuff also came up, iirc.

[BrownBär]

What the hell is wrong with japanese politicians ? We all know that politicians like to make some stupid statements, but this guy is freakin idiot + nobody seems to oppose his ideas in Japan.

[Flagg]

What the hell is wrong with japanese politicians ? We all know that politicians like to make some stupid statements, but this guy is freakin idiot + nobody seems to oppose his ideas in Japan.

Hmmmmmmm.

Japan's policy of revisionist Sgt Shultz history?

Or maybe Japan's weird recipe of public emotional repression, culture of saving face, and manga **** with little cartoon girls in it?

Japan is chocker full of crazy if you scratch a nanometer beneath the surface.

[LineDoggie]

May 17, 2013 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 17 hit back at U.S. criticism of his remarks on "comfort women" by accusing the United States of using Japanese women to provide *** for American soldiers following World War II.

The term, comfort women, is a euphemism for those who provided *** for Japanese soldiers during the war, often against their will.

Hashimoto said May 13 that the use of comfort women was "necessary" at the time, a statement that Washington described as "outrageous and offensive."

On the morning of May 17, Hashimoto, who is also co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, responded with a series of messages on Twitter, saying it is "unfair" to criticize only Japan over the issue.

"During the period of the U.S. occupation of Japan (after the end of the war), the United States also utilized Japanese women. It is outrageous to use women to deal with the ****** (desires of soldiers) in combat areas," he wrote. "It is intolerable to justify Japan's utilization of comfort women. But it is unfair to criticize only Japan."

Further messages referred to *** crimes committed by U.S. servicemen in Okinawa Prefecture:

"I am grateful that the U.S. forces are contributing to Japan's security. But incidents that tread on the human rights of residents in Okinawa are taking place due to the acts of a small number of U.S. soldiers. As a result, the relationship of trust between Japan and the United States is collapsing drastically. The United States should pay more consideration to the human rights of people in the prefecture."

He also said, "Japan is not the only country that has trampled on the human rights of many women. The United States should directly face what the U.S. forces were doing during the occupation period, especially to women in Okinawa."

Hashimoto claimed Japan was being singled out for blame, saying, "The United States and the world only talk about Japan's comfort women, and criticize Japanese as the only people to have utilized *** slaves. But this is wrong."

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201305170068



May 15, 2013, 12:47 pm
Did Japan ‘Need’ Comfort Women?
By CAROL GIACOMO
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...comfort-women/

Whats truly amusing is it was the Japanese fearing rapes who SET UP a brothel system for occupation troops in 1945 before the 1st cavalry division even landed in Japan. Those Brothels ran until 1948. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/27/wo...-brothels.html

[Nyusu]

Hashimoto is a SAINT compared to Tokyo mayor Ishihara. He spews sh.it beyond logic and common sense. He talks **** about everybody even Japanese yet still they elect him ( third time ? ). And Ishihara started all this crap with Senkaku islands.

Did you know that he and Ishihara did create a party together that became third biggest in Japan? So no need to compare him to Ishihara. You need to add his insanity to his.

[bd popeye]

Prostitutes were and are still readily available in Japan for ..service members.

http://www.hartshorn.us/Navy/navy-saga.htm

http://www.stripes.com/news/despite-...rishes-1.55737

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