SDHF Newsletter No.99 110 Japanese Scholars’ rebuttal statement

Japanese Scholars’ Reply to the American Scholar’s
Comfort Women Statement
In search of a constructive dialogue based upon facts

August 12, 2015

On May 5, 2015, 187 American scholars issued their statement on historical understanding centering around “comfort women” issue, and pressured PM Abe to express his apology in his statement commemorating 70th anniversary of the end of WWII.
The American scholars’ statement has been reported repeatedly not only in the Japanese media such as The Asahi Shimbun or The Mainichi Shimbun, but also in the media oversea.
On August 6, 2015, at a press conference held at Foreign Correspondence Club Japan, 110 Japanese scholars’ statement rebutting the above-mentioned American scholar’s statement was disclosed.

*Opening Address by Representative of 110 Scholar’s Group:
“Basic Standpoint of Rebuttal from the Japanese Scholars”
By WATANABE Toshio, Chancellor, Takushoku University
https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL/Watanabe-opening-address.pdf

*Statement:
“Japanese Scholars’ Reply to the American Scholars’ Comfort Women Statement”
In search of a constructive dialogue based upon facts
https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL/Japanese-Scholars.pdf

Questions are welcome.

MOTEKI Hiromichi, Secretary General
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact