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European Parliament passes resolution on comfort women
STRASBOURG, France, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The European Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution demanding that Japan apologize to and compensate women it mobilized as sex slaves before and during World War II.
The resolution passed with 54 ayes out of 57 members present, marking the fourth time that foreign countries have held Japan accountable for the "comfort women" and pressed for an official apology. A similar resolution passed the U.S. House in July, and the Netherlands and Canadian lower houses last month.
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