Yohei Kono, who apologized for Japan's wartime sexual abuses of 'comfort women,' dies at 89
- Posted on June 10, 2026
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Yohei Kono, who apologized for Japan's wartime sexual abuses of 'comfort women,' dies at 89
TOKYO (AP) — Yohei Kono, a veteran Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan's wartime military, has died,
