日本鮮見的向美最高法院闡述有關慰安婦的觀點

TOKYO —In a rare step Japan has presented an opinion to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to rule in favor of a suit seeking the removal of a “comfort women” statue in California Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday.

東京——日本外務省官員週二稱，日本已經鮮見的向美國最高法院表達了自己的觀點，要求法院作出有利於日本的判決，移除加州的一個“慰安婦”雕像。

The ministry presented an amicus curiae brief to the court which is considering the legality of a decision by the city of Glendale to allow the erection of the statue which symbolizes women who were forced to work in wartime Japanese brothels.

日本外務省已經向法院表達自己的觀點。目前美最高法院正在考慮格蘭岱爾市允許設立慰安婦雕像的決定是否合法。這個雕像象徵着被迫在戰時日本妓院工作的婦女們。

The move comes as Tokyo and Seoul are embroiled in a diplomatic spat over similar statues in South Korea. The Glendale statue depicts a young woman in traditional Korean dress.

此時正值日本和韓國就韓國設立類似雕像引發外交爭議之時。格蘭岱爾市的那座雕像描繪的是一個身穿傳統韓國服飾的年輕女性。

Through submission of the brief Japan hopes to articulate its stance on the sensitive historical issue abroad the ministry officials said.

外務省官員稱通過這種方式日本希望在國外清楚的表明自己在敏感歷史問題上的立場。