Controversy Over Comfort Women Statue in Tainan: Sankei Shimbun Criticizes 'Anti-Japanese' Sentiment, Author Asks: Shouldn't Japan Apologize for Crimes During the Japanese Occupation Era?

This article comments on the protests from Japan following the KMT's installation of a Comfort Women statue in Tainan. The author notes that Japan's *Sankei Shimbun* labeled the incident as an 'anti-Japanese act,' but argues that Taiwan (including South Korea) is actually opposing Japan's past war of aggression. The author stresses that while Japan has apologized and paid reparations to South Korea, it has never apologized to the Taiwanese Comfort Women, calling this clear 'discriminatory treatment.' The article concludes that if the Japanese are still unwilling to face and acknowledge the atrocities of the Japanese Occupation Era, then being perceived as 'anti-Japanese' is acceptable.