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Japan PM says to explain sex slave stance to U.S. Japan's prime minister said on Tuesday he would "continue explaining" his views to U.S. lawmakers after the House of Representatives called on Tokyo to apologize for forcing thousands of women into wartime brothels. 2007-07-31 People: [Shinzo Abe] Activities: [110th Congress] [Japan-U.S.] Abe says Japan feels "responsible" for WW2 sex slaves Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said Tokyo feels "responsible" for forcing women to work in brothels during World War Two, Newsweek magazine has reported. 2007-04-21 People: [George W. Bush] [Shinzo Abe] US likely to pass Japan sex slave bill this month A US congressional committee will likely pass this month a controversial bill demanding Japan's apology to World War II-era sex slaves, a lawmaker was quoted as saying Friday. 2007-03-09 People: [Shinzo Abe] [George W. Bush] Activities: [Japan-U.S.] Japan to probe WWII military brothels Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that ruling party lawmakers will conduct a fresh investigation into the Japanese military's use of brothels during World War II. 2007-03-08 People: [Shinzo Abe] Activities: [Japan Abe Admin.] Japan PM to stand by sex slaves apology Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will stand by Japan's apology over forcing Asian women to have sex with Japanese troops in the last century, an aide said Sunday, after the leader's denial that Tokyo used coercion caused an international uproar. 2007-03-04 People: [Shinzo Abe] Activities: [Japan Abe Admin.] Headlines Japan PM says to explain sex slave stance to U.S. 2007-07-31 Abe says Japan feels "responsible" for WW2 sex slaves 2007-04-21 US likely to pass Japan sex slave bill this month 2007-03-09 Japan to probe WWII military brothels 2007-03-08 Japan PM to stand by sex slaves apology 2007-03-04 At U.S. hearing, WW2 sex slaves spurn Japan apologies 2007-02-15 U.S. appellate court rejects sexual slavery lawsuit against Japan 2005-06-28 China wants U.N. seats for developing countries 2005-03-22 South Korean leader urges Japan to apologize for past 2005-02-28 Justice campaign launched for ``comfort women'' 2005-02-26 China's Oldest WWII Sex Slave Dies at 94 2005-02-23 Japan supreme court rejects Korean sex slave case 2004-11-29 Ex-sex slaves urge Arroyo to take up their plight 2002-12-03 Taiwan urges Japanese legislation to compensate ex-sex slaves 2002-10-16 Sex Slave Compensation Demand Denied 2002-03-29 U.S. court rejects ex-sex slaves' suit against Japan 2001-10-05 Eight Chinese wartime sex slaves sue Japan 2001-07-16 Taiwan MPs urge Japan's Diet to pass compensation bill for sex slaves 2001-06-06 U.S. urges dismissal of Japan sex slave lawsuit 2001-05-15 ILO panel urges Japan to compensate wartime sex slaves 2001-03-18 Taiwan's Chen opposes entry ban on Japanese cartoonist 2001-03-08 Japan Court Rejects Ex-Sex Slaves 2000-12-06 Former Second World War sex slave remembers 2000-09-21 Japan Sued by Alleged Sex Slaves 2000-09-19 New Japanese textbook drafts say less about sex slaves 2000-07-01 Korean `Comfort Women' Speak Out 2000-05-17 Former Chinese 'comfort woman' addresses symposium 1999-10-28 Tokyo court rejects suit by former 'comfort woman' 1999-10-01 Asian Women Hail UN Sex-Slave Ruling 1999-08-29 WWII sex slaves took cases to Tokyo court 1999-05-06 More comfort women in China than elsewhere during WW2: scholar 1999-04-30 China to set up institute to research 'comfort women' 1999-04-04 Documents on wartime sex slaves found in China 1999-03-29 'Comfort women' research center established in Shanghai 1999-03-20 Chinese women files damages suit over wartime rapes 1998-10-30 Sex slave returns to wartime brothel 1998-08-25 Indonesian women marks independence from sexual slavery 1998-08-16 Filipino Sex Slaves Denounce Japanese Paper 1998-08-13 77-year-old recalls horrors of sex slavery 1998-08-13 Major Japan paper denied WWII Sex Slave 1998-08-11 Japan to watch U.N. handling of report on sex slaves 1998-08-09 Ex-sex Slaves Still Suffering Stress Disorders 1998-05-09 Most-viewed Abe says Japan feels "responsible" for WW2 sex slaves 2007-04-21 Japan to probe WWII military brothels 2007-03-08 US likely to pass Japan sex slave bill this month 2007-03-09 Japan PM says to explain sex slave stance to U.S. 2007-07-31 U.S. urges dismissal of Japan sex slave lawsuit 2001-05-15 South Korean leader urges Japan to apologize for past 2005-02-28 Justice campaign launched for ``comfort women'' 2005-02-26 China's Oldest WWII Sex Slave Dies at 94 2005-02-23 At U.S. hearing, WW2 sex slaves spurn Japan apologies 2007-02-15

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