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Enslaving 'comfort women' is one of the grave crimes that the Japanese military committed against people of its victim countries during WWII, which has undeniable proof."

Hua Chunying, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, voiced severe concern on Wednesday over the Japanese government's denial of recruiting wartime "comfort women", urging the country to seriously honor its commitments to reflect on its aggressive past. Her comments came in response to a question regarding Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's latest comments. Speaking at a parliamentary committee on Tuesday, Suga rejected former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono's admission of coercion in the Japanese imperial army's sexual enslavement of women during the war.