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who are the 'comfort women,' and why are u.s.-based memorials for them

The first was in 2010 in Palisades Park, New Jersey, and was followed by Los Angeles County, San Francisco and New York City, among others. . ... In 2017, the Japanese government filed a brief in support of a lawsuit seeking the removal of a memorial in a Los Angeles suburb. . ..

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