In a bizarre statement that would grace these very pages perfectly, one Japanese politician decided to commit career seppuku. The Mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, decided that he didn't like his job much yesterday, so he claimed that forced prostitution during WWII was "necessary". Sex slaves taken by Japan, who numbered in their tens of thousands, were needed to allow the hardworking Japanese troops a chance "to rest". "In the circumstances in which bullets are flying like rain and wind, the soldiers are running around at the risk of losing their lives," "If you want them to have a rest in such a situation, a comfort women system is necessary. Anyone can understand that." He acknowledged that the women were acting against their will, but used the age old excuse that they weren't the only ones at it, so it's ok. So is rape a necessary part of war or is he a bit of a nutter who probably needs to start looking for another job? As he claimed last year that Japan needs a dictatorship and he still didn't get the boot, he might not need to move on just yet.
No. In over six decades of the Israel-Arab conflict, there hasn't been a single reported case of an Israeli soldier raping an Arab woman.
