In February 2007, a new resolution was introduced into the US Congress to demand an apology from Japan for its involvement in the so-called "comfort women" of World War II.

A few days ago, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that women were not forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military in World War II; now he says that Japan's already acknowledged and apologized for military involvement in the brothels. Both remarks have provoked more worldwide controversy and responses.

• Overview article: Women and World War II: Comfort Women - Women as Sexual Slaves of the Japanese Military
• Japan refuses sex slave apology - BBC News 5 March 2007
• Abe Rejects Japan’s Files on War Sex - NY Times 2 March 2007
• Japan's Abe: No Proof of WWII Sex Slaves - Guardian Unlimited (Associated Press article) 2 March 2007