O.o:

[underlankers]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22519384

So this nationalist Japanese politician argued that comfort women were a necessity. O.o

In his latest controversial comments, quoted by Japanese media, he said: "In the circumstances in which bullets are flying like rain and

Comments

[hikarugenji]

Japan has a problem dealing with stuff like this -- the US does too, of course, but there tend to at least be contrary voices. Japanese people barely talk about politics or history at all, and there tends to be a strong sentiment that if the issue does not personally involve you, there's no need to speak up.

not sure you are using the word 'comfort' correctly there, Toru

[rick_day]

His mission: to get people to notice him.

Result: Mission Accomplished.

His chances of ever getting laid again: comforting.

[rimpala]

Nice to know my country doesn't have a monopoly on this kind of ignorance

No I take that back, this doesn't make me feel better...

[sophia_sadek]

Japanese women are very powerful. They are quite adept at subjugating men by treating them like little boys. This rationalization seems to be an excellent example of Japanese male immaturity.

[a_new_machine]

So it's the women's fault that this guy is OK with rape?

[sophia_sadek]

Like J. Edgar Hoover, he is probably a mama's boy.

[dv8nation]

Who's he going to upset? All the Japanese who care about crimes against Koreans and Chinese decades ago? And what Foreigners, especially Koreans and Chinese, think isn't worth shit in Japan.