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Source: New York Times, March 1, 2014 “Japan to Revisit Apology to Wartime Sex Slaves: Review
to Focus on Basis of 1993 Statement”.
“Japan will re-examine a landmark apology it made two decades ago to women forced to work in
Japanese wartime military brothels, a government spokesman said on Friday, in a move that could
further outrage South Korea, where many of the women came from.”
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Source: New York Times International, March 23, 2014, “U.S. Emerges As Central Stage in Asian
Rivalry”.
“As the issues mount, the United States, which has labored to remain an impartial friend to both
nations, has found itself in the middle of a fight between its two main Asian allies at a time when
it wants their cooperation to face resurgent China and a nuclear-armed North Korea….Experts
say that this internationalization of what had been bilateral disputes reflects the shifting balance
of power in a region where a wealthier South Korea is challenging Japan’s century-long
dominance. At the same time, Japan is showing more willingness to push back under the
leadership of [Prime Minister] Abe who has argued in the past that Japan’s wartime history has
been depicted too negatively.”
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