Webzine-KYEOL │ Research Institute on Japanese Military Sexsual Slavery (RIMSS)

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 h...

Paula O’Donohoe

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 P...

Kohei Kurahashi (倉橋耕平)

Voices of “Comfort Women”: A Global Civic Movement for Memory

The suffering of the Japanese Military “Comfort Women,” one of the most tragic human rights abuses o...

Hye-in Han

Second “‘Comfort Women’ Litigation” Ruling Becomes “Magna Carta” of International Human Rights Law

Attorney Sanghee Lee, the head of the Lawyers for the Democratic Society Task Force addressing the J...

Sanghee Lee

“Comfort Women” Issue and Japanese Legislative Movement Part 2

The male-centric society in Japan is the root cause of the “Comfort Women” issue. Ultimately, I am c...

Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

The Victory of “Patriots without the State”

This victory is just the beginning, not the end. (…) I hope that this verdict will inspire more...

Jeong Mi Park

Expanding the Field of Struggle for the Japanese Military “Comfort Women”

In the second round of conversation with young scholars, we met with young researchers and activists...

Editorial Team of Webzine

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'...

Yang Mi-gang

Building solidarity based on common history - Interview with Eka Hindrati, a researcher studying the “comfort women” issue in Indonesia

Eka Hindrati is an Indonesian researcher who is persistently engaging in various activities towards ...

Eka Hindrati

Japan’s Me Too Movement and ‘Comfort Women’ Issue: Part 2 – Intersection of History and the Translation of Culture

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

Kyung-hee Cho