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A Story of Constant Struggle: The “Comfort Women” Issue in North Korea

Historian Harrison C. Kim traces how discourse on “Comfort Women” in North Korea has evolved—at times in dialogue with the outside world—while developing distinct advocacy practices and perspectives.

Cheehyung Harrison Kim

Images of “Comfort Women” Survivors at the Time of Their Rescue by Allied Force, as Seen in a Chinese Magazine

A report on the “Comfort Women” survivors rescued by the Allied Forces, as featured in the Chinese magazine “Da Zhan Hua Ji,” published just beforethe end of World War Ⅱ.

Liu Guangjian (刘广建)

The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Park Ok-sun’s room

Upon Park Ok-sun's return to South Korea, she moved back and forth between her younger brother's house and her nephew's house in Seoul, and eventually was admitted to in 2002.

Kim Dae-wol

[A special edition for the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women"] Remembering Kim Hak-sun

Written by Lee Hee-ja, President of the Association for Requesting Compensation for the Pacific War Victims

Lee Hee-ja

Remembering Kim Hak-sun 4 - Dear Hak-sun, how are you doing in heaven now?

Written by Nobukawa Mitsuko (信川美津子), Civic Activist

Nobukawa Mitsuko (信川美津子)

ATIS SWPA Research Report No.120 표지 (출처 : 국사편찬위원회)

Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATISP) Research Report No. 120

The data that exists on the Japanese Military ‘Comfort Women’ is classified into several categories. First of all, we have the data produced by the Japanese military, which acted as the principal for the organization and operation of the comfort stations. It is the most accurate data as it was created by the directly involved parties. A considerable amount of data has been unearthed that describes the installation and operation of the comfort stations, allowing us to fully grasp the harsh reality and identify the complete responsibility of the Japanese military. However, a large amount of the data created by the Japanese military have since vanished due to the organized destruction of the pertinent materials, which has made it intrinsically difficult to bring the remaining data to light owing to various circumstances.

Byeongju Hwang

Remembering Bae Bong-gi

she said, with tears streaming down her cheeks, when a Japanese journalist suggested they go back and visit her old home together. Away for so long from her hometown in South Chungcheong Province – a place which she could now only dream about.

Park-Kim Wooki (朴金優綺)

Historical Memory