Woman charged with vandalism over racist comments daubed on California 'comfort women' statue
A 65-year-old woman was charged Tuesday with vandalizing a memorial site in California dedicated to "comfort women," the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. The term comfort women, or ianfu in Japanese, is a euphemism for women who provided sex, including those who did ...
California police investigating after 'comfort woman' statue vandalized for second time this summer
A controversial statue in Southern California depicting a hanbok-wearing Korean girl who symbolizes "comfort women" has been defaced for the second time this summer, according to police. A suspect vandalized the copper statue using a black marker and knocked over surrounding potted plants on Monday ...
U.S. towns pulled into Japanese politics
A recurring news story over the past several years concerns claims of the harassment of Japanese nationals residing on the East and West coasts of the United States. Most appear to have originated from municipalities where South Korean immigrants and Korean-Americans have successfully campaigned ...
U.S. judge rules 'comfort women' monument does not violate Constitution
A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking the removal of a "comfort women" statue in the Southern California city of Glendale, ruling that the monument does not violate the Constitution as alleged in the case filed by two Japanese-Americans and a nonprofit ...
Korean 'comfort women' defend memorial in California park
A California city, fighting a lawsuit to remove a “comfort women” memorial, has received statements of support from two women who were forced into wartime brothel system.
California city unveils memorial statue of Korean 'comfort woman'
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles to witness the unveiling of the first "comfort women" memorial on public property on the U.S. West Coast. Supporters, Glendale city officials and other community members attended the event on the sixth anniversary ...
