United States House of Representatives House Resolution 121
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United States House of Representatives House Resolution 121 is a resolution
about comfort women
which Japanese-American Congressman Mike Honda
of California's 15th congressional district
introduced to the American House of Representatives in 2007. It asks that the Japanese government apologize to former comfort women and include curriculum about them in Japanese schools.
This resolution was passed on July 30, 2007.
This ad was advertised by the Committee for Historical Facts, and assented by Japanese bipartisan Diet
members, academics, commentators, and journalists.
Resolution (law)
A resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion. For long or important motions, though, it is often better to have them written out so that discussion is easier or so that it can be...
about comfort women
Comfort women
The term "comfort women" was a euphemism used to describe women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II.Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000 from some Japanese scholars to as high as 410,000 from some Chinese...
which Japanese-American Congressman Mike Honda
Mike Honda
Michael Makoto "Mike" Honda is an American Democratic Party politician. He currently serves as the U.S. Representative for , encompassing western San Jose and Silicon Valley...
of California's 15th congressional district
California's 15th congressional district
California's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that covers part of Santa Clara County west of San Jose and includes the cities of Los Gatos and Cupertino in Silicon Valley...
introduced to the American House of Representatives in 2007. It asks that the Japanese government apologize to former comfort women and include curriculum about them in Japanese schools.
This resolution was passed on July 30, 2007.
Washington Post advertisement
Prior to this resolution, a Japanese group ran "THE FACTS" ad for suspecting grounds of this resolution on Washington Post, June 14, 2007.This ad was advertised by the Committee for Historical Facts, and assented by Japanese bipartisan Diet
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
members, academics, commentators, and journalists.
Committee for Historical Facts
- Taro Yayama
- Yoshiko SakuraiYoshiko Sakuraiis a Japanese journalist, TV presenter, and writer. She is also president of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, established in 2007.- History :After graduating from Nagaoka high school, she entered Keio University...
- Nobuaki Hanaoka
- Koichi SugiyamaKoichi Sugiyamais a Japanese music composer, council member of JASRAC , and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society...
- Kohyu Nishimura
LDP
- Masaaki AkaikeMasaaki Akaikeis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōfu, Yamanashi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after three unsuccessful runs in 1993, 1995 and 2000...
- Tomomi InadaTomomi Inadais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Imadate, Fukui.- Former career :...
- Taku EtohTaku Etois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kadogawa, Miyazaki and graduate of Seijo University. He was elected for the first time in 2003, succeeding his father, controversial former government minister, Takami Eto.-...
- Takashi OtsukaTakashi Otsukais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Otemon Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.- External...
- Hideaki OkabeHideaki Okabeis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hitachi, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture in 2003 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in...
- Yuichi OgawaYuichi Ogawais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hino, Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the city assembly of Hino for the first time in 1990 where he served for four terms and then to the House of...
- Cyube KagitaChubee Kagitais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A graduate of Kokushikan University, he had served in the assembly of Nara Prefecture for three terms since 1995 and became the mayor of Nara in 2004. Resigning as mayor in 2005, he ran...
- Yoshitami KameokaYoshitami Kameokais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tochigi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2000 and 2003.- External links :* in Japanese....
- Minoru KiharaMinoru Kiharais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kumamoto, Kumamoto and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at Japan Airlines until 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
- Tsukasa KobikiTsukasa Kobikiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nishinomiya, Hyogo and graduate of Kansai University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after serving in the city assembly of Itami,...
- Manabu SakaiManabu Sakaiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fuchū, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :...
- Yoshinobu ShimamuraYoshinobu Shimamurais a Japanese politician and current Leader of the Opposition.Born in Edogawa, Tokyo in Tokyo, he graduated from the Faculty of Politics & Economics at Gakushuin University in 1956 and then entered ENEOS, a Japanese oil company...
- Motoshi SugitaMotoshi Sugitais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tahara, Aichi and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after serving in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture for...
- Keisuke SuzukiKeisuke Suzukiis a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the House of Representatives.A native of Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and then worked at the Ministry of Finance. He was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- References :...
- Kentarou SonouraKentaro Sonourais a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.-...
- Masaaki TairaMasaaki Tairais a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- External links :* in Japanese....
- Touru ToidaToru Toidais a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Dokkyo University he was elected for the first time in 1996. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing."-External links:*...
- Touru DoiToru Doiis a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kurokawa District, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University he was elected for the first time in 2005 after serving in the local assembly of Miyagi...
- Masaki DoiMasaki Doiis a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kariya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo he was elected for the first time in 2005. He also passed the examination for Certified Public Accountant in...
- Katsuko NishimotoKatsuko Nishimotois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takaoka District, Kōchi and graduate of Dokkyo University she was elected to the village council of Hidaka, Kōchi for the first time in 1995 and to the Diet for the first...
- Jun HayashiJun Hayashiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1995 to 2001...
- Yoshihisa FurukawaYoshihisa Furukawais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kushima, Miyazaki and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1989...
- Fumiaki MatsumotoFumiaki Matsumotois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sera District, Hiroshima and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1985. After losing his seat in 2003, he was...
- Youhei MatsumotoYohei Matsumotois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at The Sanwa Bank, Limited from 1996 to 2003...
- Youji MutohYoji Mutois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Gifu, Gifu and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005...
- Kazuo AichiKazuo Aichiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōta, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976. After losing his seat in 2000, he retired in...
- Tomohiro YamamotoTomohiro Yamamotois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto, he attended Kansai University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Kyoto University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the...
- Atsushi WatanabeAtsushi Watanabeis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima and graduate of Komazawa University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the city assembly of Aizuwakamatsu in 1982, to the first of his...
- Yoshio NakagawaYoshio Nakagawais a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hiroo District, Hokkaidō and dropout of Kanagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party for the first time in 1998...
DPJ
- Kenko MatsukiKenko Matsukiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1996 and...
- Hirofumi RyuHirofumi Ryuis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka city and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after working at TV Asahi. He is a supporter of the...
- Yoshio MakiYoshio Makiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and drop-out of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese....
- Izumi YoshidaIzumi Yoshidais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to be the mayor of Iwaki in 1996...
- Takashi KawamuraTakashi Kawamura (politician)is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .- Biography :...
(later became mayor of Nagoya) - Takashi IshizekiTakashi Ishizekiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Isesaki, Gunma and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications from 1994 to 1998, during which time he studied at the University...
- Kenta IzumiKenta Izumiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.- External links...
- Hideo JinpuHideo Jinpuis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Koga, Ibaraki and graduate of Hosei University, he ran unsuccessfully for the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture in 1994. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the...
- Kenji TamuraKenji Tamurais a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Shizuoka, Shizuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1991 to 2002 and attended the Ford School at the University...
- Eiichirou WashioEiichiro Washiois a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at Ernst & Young ShinNihon from 2001 to 2005....
- Keirou KitagamiKeiro Kitagamiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Finance. After leaving the ministry, he was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :* in...
- Jin MatsubaraJin Matsubarais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Itabashi, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Tokyo in 1989, and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000...
- Shinpei MatsushitaShinpei Matsushitais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Hosei University, he worked at the government of Miyazaki Prefecture from April 1991 to December 1996 and then served in its assembly from 1999 to 2003. In 2004, he was...
(now swiched to LDP)
Academics
- Hayaru Fukuda
- Kohichi Endoh
- Masahiro Miyazaki
- Shudo HigashinakanoShudo Higashinakanois a professor of intellectual history at Asia University who maintains that the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by Japanese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War is a hoax....
- Kazuhiro Araki
- Youichi Shimada
- Tsutomu Nishioka
- Nobukatsu FujiokaNobukatsu Fujiokais a professor of education at Tokyo University noted for his efforts at removing from Japanese textbooks accounts of wartime atrocities committed by Japan during the Second World War...
Commentators
- Hideaki KaseHideaki Kaseis a Japanese diplomatic critic.Hideaki Kase was the head of the production committee for a Japanese film "Merdeka" .His father, Toshikazu Kase, was a diplomat under Shigenori Tōgō who negotiated an end to the Pacific war....
- Kanji Nishio
- Kouichirou Tomioka
- Hisahiko OkazakiHisahiko Okazaki' was a Japanese diplomat and serves at present as Director of The Okazaki Institute in Tokyo. In 1952 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo University, and in 1955 got his B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK...
See also
- Comfort womenComfort womenThe term "comfort women" was a euphemism used to describe women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II.Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000 from some Japanese scholars to as high as 410,000 from some Chinese...
- Comfort Women by the United States in Occupied JapanRecreation and Amusement AssociationThe , or more literally Special Comfort Facility Association, was the official euphemism for the prostitution centers arranged for occupying U.S...
External links
- Remarks of Chairman Lantos on H. Res. 121, regarding Comfort Women, at committee markup by Tom LantosTom LantosThomas Peter "Tom" Lantos was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death, representing the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of southwest San Francisco...
- Washington Post advertisement A response by a conservative leaning group of Japanese politicians and academics to the issue of comfort women, which mentions Resolution 121.
