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Remembering Japan’s war dead: Shrines in the Philippines

The controversy raised by the Comfort Woman Statue at Roxas Blvd., Manila sparked an even more explosive reaction by supporters of comfort women. These included women’s organizations like Lila Filipina and Gabriela, descendants of Filipino and Chinese-Filipino war veterans, Chinese and Tsinoy organizations. “Why do we question the presence of a statue that pays tribute […]