Japan Times says editorial policy unchanged despite revised WWII terms

The Japan Times said Friday in a full-page notice that its editorial policy remains the same despite its recent change in descriptions of wartime "comfort women" and forced laborers from the Korean Peninsula, denying that it has bowed to external pressure.The rare announcement by the country's oldest English-language newspaper came amid sharp reactions on social media and some overseas media reports that the change in the terms it uses was in line with the stance of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government.Japan Times Executive Editor Hiroyasu Mizuno said in the notice, "I categorically deny …READ FULL ARTICLE