NZ axes plan for WW2 sex slaves statue after Japan protest
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-04-28 18:03 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Military & Defence, Elections, Sexual Violence, World News, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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Plans to erect a statue in New Zealand symbolising the so-called comfort women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War Two have been rejected.
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