In May 2012 , borough officials in Palisades Park rejected requests by two diplomatic delegations from Japan to remove a small monument from a public park , a brass plaque on a block of stone , dedicated in 2010 to the memory of comfort women , tens of thousands of women and girls , many Korean , who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II . Days later , a South Korean delegation endorsed the borough 's decision . The first Japanese delegation cited apologies offered by their country 's government for its involvement as justifying the removal of the monument , while officials from the second delegation controversially claimed that " comfort women were a lie " . However , in neighboring Fort Lee , various Korean American groups could not reach consensus on the design and wording for such a monument as of early April 2013 . In October 2012 , a similar memorial was announced in nearby Hackensack , to be raised behind the Bergen County Courthouse , alongside memorials to the Holocaust , the Irish Potato Famine , and the Armenian Genocide , and was unveiled in March 2013 . An annual cross-country bicycle ride dedicated to the honor of the comfort women ends at the Palisades Park memorial , following a penultimate stop at the Bergen County Courthouse memorial in Hackensack
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Koreatown, Palisades Park