The Japanese government said Friday that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stands by statements by past administrations apologizing for Japan's aggression in World War II and admitting the military had a role in coercing "comfort women" to work in brothels.The confirmation that Japan's stance remains unchanged under the current premier Suga, who took office last September, comes amid lingering tensions with neighboring countries including South Korea and China over wartime history. On Aug. 4 1993, then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono said the comfort women "were recruited against their own …READ FULL ARTICLE
