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The Meaning of the Berlin Statue of Peace for Us: A Global Case of Success in the Postcolonial Feminist Movement

The Berlin Statue of Peace, established in 2020, marked an important milestone in the “Comfort Women” memorial movement as the first public memorial of its kind in Europe.

Jung-Hwa Han

Tackling Contested Histories for a Deeper Understanding of the Past and Present

The Contested Histories Initiative (CHI) is a Europe-based NGO dedicated to studying disputes over historical memorials in public spaces and promoting critical engagement with them. CHI’s Program Director, Paula O’Donohoe, spoke with Kyeol about the organization’s work and its broader vision.

Paula O’Donohoe

My Mother Is More Than A Comfort Woman: A Storybook of the Lolas from Their Daughters’ Perspectives

My Mother Is More Than A Comfort Woman is a storybook that presents the experiences of Filipino “Comfort Women” survivors through the eyes of their daughters and a granddaughter.

Naoko Okimoto (沖本直子)

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Why the “Statue of Peace” Exhibition Is an Act of Practice

The solidarity practice of Japanese citizens who finally realized the exhibition of the “Statue of Peace” through the “Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition”—more than a decade in the making.

Kohei Kurahashi (倉橋耕平)

Uncovering the Tragic Legacy: Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery in Timor-Leste

As of now, one victim of these atrocities remains alive in Timor-Leste. While the passage of time may have dimmed the memories of these atrocities, the quest for justice and accountability remains as relevant as ever.

Feliciano da Costa Araujo

Do You Deserve the “You Did Good” Speech?

The Philippines’ ninth Periodic Report on the implementation of the CEDAW cites the Safe Spaces Act and the Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act, but there is no mention of the “Comfort Women.” When asked, the Philippine Commission on Women gives sympathetic statements

BERNARD KARGANILLA

The “comfort women” victims – Unsung heroes who came forward to fight for justice

Marking the 20th anniversary of the ‘Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery in 2000’

Yang Mi-gang

Interview with Totsuka Etsuro, an international lawyer representing Japan’s conscience, Part 1

Written by Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

강간 피해를 알리고 일본 경찰의 2차 가해와 사법제도의 문제점을 고발한 이토 시오리의 책 『Black Box』의 표지

Comments: Japan’s Me Too Movement and the ‘Comfort Women’ Issue: Part 1 - Historical Revisionism, Backlash and the ‘Comfort Women’ Issue

Kyung-hee Cho, Assistant Professor, Institute for East Asian Studies, Sungkonghoe University

Kyung-hee Cho

Meeting the first-generation researcher, to remember the first step - (2) Song Yeon-ok

She is an Emeritus Professor of Aoyama Gakuin University. As a Korean in Japan (a Zainichi Korean) and a researcher who laid the foundation for the studies of colonial history and women's history in Japan, she has been playing an important role in investigating the truth about the ‘Comfort Women’ issue. Her main publications include 『Military and Sexual Violence』, 『A Study on the East Asia Japanese military sexual slavery (co-authorship)』, 『A Study of 70 Years of Women's History in Korea (co-authorship)』, 『Colonialism, War, ‘Comfort Women’ for the Military (co-authorship)』, 『War and Social Affairs in East Asia(co-authorship)』, and so on.

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