Crazy Hashimoto

Toru Hashimoto, the Mayor of Osaka and co‑leader of the Japan Restoration Party, remarked that the so‑called “comfort women” were necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II.

When I heard his comment, I felt ashamed as a Japanese citizen. He completely fails to grasp the essence of the issue.





Comments

  1. BrookMay 17, 2013, 11:08:00 AM

    I entirely agree with you.
    As a would-be apprentice of Buddha, I make it a rule not to get angry at anything.
    But this time I’ve got angry furiously, and I’m sure I am right as a Buddhist.
    I believe we should express our anger and unpleasantness in every possible means.
    I vote many “like”s in the face-book for the comments which accuse that mean guy.

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  2. F HiroshiMay 17, 2013, 5:54:00 PM

    Thank you, Brook san.

    Hashimoto speaks too much, but he has no intelligence and not knowledge. He is like Takahumi Horie.

    If he is a politician, he has to think more before speaking.
    He is a wrong person as a politician.

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  3. MarianneMay 19, 2013, 4:29:00 PM

    i dont know so much about it but let me tell u my opinion.

    Having comfort women for those soldiers during those days was probably necessary for them to be able to continue doing their duty... maybe they get motivated by it or it satifies their personal satisfaction.

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    1. F HiroshiMay 20, 2013, 9:22:00 AM

      Thank you for leaving your comment.

      I think that in Japan we have to put the problem of this 'comfort women' in context of the invasion, colonialism, control and controlled and the abduction by the state power. This problem is also including sexism, human rights, poverty and so on.
      It's my opinion.

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