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The Comfort Woman Statue Goes to America

Do you know what the world’s longest protest is in the Guinness World Records? Who are they, and why have they been protesting so long? Every Wednesday In front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, Korea The protesters are the former “comfort women” for the Japanese military. During the Japanese imperial period, they were drafted [...]

General Timeline of the Japanese Military “Comfort Women” System

General Timeline of the Japanese Military “Comfort Women” System

Although Japan continues to deny or distort its imperialistic war history, there are still people who remember it and demand the self-reflection of Japan. After Japan’s defeat in WWII became clear, Japanese soldiers tried to kill the “comfort women” to cover up its crimes, but some survived the mass murder. Through those surviving victims, the [...]

Comfort Women

A girl’s dream It was the time when Koreans were suffering from colonial exploitation and oppression. Japanese Occupation Period (Aug. 29. 1910 ~ Aug. 15. 1945) Her dream was to meet a caring man and have an ordinary marriage.   She dreamed of making a happy family with adorable children. She used to draw on the ground [...]

Comfort Women

Over 60 years have passed since Korea became independent from Japan in 1945. Unfortunately, some political tensions between Korea and Japan have yet to be resolved. These tensions occasionally come to the surface. Prominent examples are the conflicts over the naming of East Sea/Sea of Japan and the Japanese worship at the Yasukuni shrine. Behind [...]