A U.S. scholar has said a statement by Japanese historians urging the nation's politicians to stop distortions about Japan's wartime sex slavery is evidence that a minority of Japanese deny history.
University of Connecticut history professor Alexis Dudden said Tuesday that the strong minority is committing a "pernicious aberration."
She said the statement by Japanese historians creates a meaningful and necessary advancement and is recovering a much-needed vibrant and open intellectuality in Japanese society.
Almost 500 historians from around the world have signed an open statement issued by Dudden to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling for Tokyo to recognize Japan’s sexual slavery and other wartime wrongdoings.
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