The 1945 report proves Japan had government-controlled brothels ... “Legacies of the Comfort Women of World War II.” “I am, of course, proud of the crucial role that my own ‘Revelation ...

This article explores how social media distorts public perception of the comfort women issue, contrasts it with the depth ...

During World War II, the Japanese imperial authorities abducted, coerced, tricked and sometimes recruited hundreds of ...

South Korean activists estimate that up to 200,000 women were forced to work in brothels for WW2 ... deal with Japan was reached without consultation with the survivors - known as "comfort women ...

The statue, which commemorates the "comfort women" of World War II, has embroiled the local government in a minor diplomatic controversy. A South Korean court's recent ruling is likely to further ...

However it was criticised by victims as being insufficient. Japan has minimised the topic of comfort women in its post-WW2 narrative, says Professor Mary McCarthy of Drake University, who ...

SEOUL--A South Korean court issued a landmark ruling Jan. 8 ordering the Japanese government to pay damages to 12 former “comfort women ... claims from World War II were settled by a ...

for the physical and psychological damage inflicted on their mothers by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. The former comfort women, who have all since died, were forced to ...

SHANGHAI -- A 95-year-old survivor of the Japanese army's "comfort women" system during World War II, passed away on Saturday in Central China's Hunan province, leaving only eight registered ...

Dr. Sam Jamier, executive director of the New York Asian Film Festival, is having a trailblazing directorial debut with Huntress on the Plains. The film, currently in pre-production, is set in ...