Uniqlo accused of mocking wartime sexual slavery victims
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from World news | The Guardian on (#4SXQN)
Japanese clothing company pulls advertisement from South Korean TV after outcry
The Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has pulled an ad from South Korean TV after it was accused of mocking victims of wartime sexual slavery.
The company said it had stopped airing the 15-second ad after critics pointed out that the Korean-language subtitles appeared to question the testimony of women who said they were forced to work in Japanese military brothels across Asia before and during the second world war.
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