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Exhibition Featuring Sexual Slavery Statue Kicks Off in Tokyo

TOKYO, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition featuring art works on victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery kicked off in Tokyo on Saturday despite protests from Japanese right-wing activists. “Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition” opened for a four-day run at a public gallery in Kunitachi, Tokyo Prefecture, to showcase works by 16 artist collectives, [...]

‘Peace Statue’ Exhibition Again Disrupted Following Delivery of Suspicious Material

TOKYO, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition showcasing a statue symbolizing Japan’s sexual enslavement of women from Korea and elsewhere in Asia was disrupted Thursday after explosives that were suspected to be fireworks were delivered to the venue. The exhibition, taking place at a gallery in the Japanese city of Nagoya, kicked off Tuesday [...]