Quote by Shinzo Abe

I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to those people who were taken as wartime comfort women. As a human being, I would like to express my sympathies, and also as prime minister of Japan I need to apologize to them.

I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to th

Summary

In this quote, the speaker expresses deep sympathy and extends an apology to the women who were forced into sexual slavery during wartime, known as comfort women. The speaker acknowledges their suffering and emphasizes the need for recognition of their pain and mistreatment. As the Prime Minister of Japan, they accept responsibility and apologize on behalf of the government for the actions committed against these women. The quote demonstrates the speaker's commitment to acknowledging historical injustices and their desire for reconciliation and recognition of the comfort women's plight.

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By Shinzo Abe

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