Complex sentence: However it is still debated whether the statement had acknowledged that coercion had been used in the recruitment and retention of the women by the Japanese Imperial Army directly, as the recruitment was believed to be mainly conducted by agents (both Korean and Japanese).
Split into simpler sentences: However it is still debated whether the statement had acknowledged that coercion had been used in the recruitment and retention of the women by the Japanese Imperial Army directly. The recruitment was mainly conducted by agents (both Korean and Japanese).