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Kono Statement

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The Kono Statement refers to a statement released by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yōhei Kōno on August 4, 1993, after the conclusion of the government study that found that the Japanese Imperial Army had forced women, known as comfort women, to work in military-run brothels during World War II. The Japanese government had initially denied that the women had been coerced until this point. In the Kono Statement, the Japanese government acknowledged that:

Kono Statement - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1993 statement about Japan's WWII past This article is about public statement by Yōhei Kōno about comfort women in 1993. For public statements by Fumimaro Konoe cabinets in 1938 on the Second Sino-Japanese War, see Konoe statements . Yohei Kono The Kono Statement refers to a statement released by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yōhei Kōno on August 4, 1993, after the conclusion of the government study that found that the Japanese Imperial Army had forced women, known as comfort women , to work in military-run brothels dur

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