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 resolving the 'comfort women' issues despite many challenges. Through a written interview, we asked her about the progress of studies and investigations on 'Japanese military sexual slavery' in Indonesia, and about what efforts are needed in order for South Korea and Indonesia to unite through the shared past.

• 2020-03-24
• Eka Hindrati

“Changing the Culture That Makes Violence Possible”: Interview with Orchid Pusey of Asian Women's Shelter (2)

Asian Women’s Shelter’s executive director shares how the organization began and how it works to serve “not either/or, but all” communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• 2026-06-08
• Orchid Pusey

A History of Defeat, Yet a Triumph of Solidarity for “Human Dignity”

Legal experts and “Comfort Women” movement activists reflect on the 34-year legal struggle to resolve the Japanese Military “Comfort Women” issue.

• 2026-03-26
• Editorial Team of Webzine <Kyeol>

For “Comfort Women” Litigation with Global Citizens and Future Generations!

Reflecting on and exploring how to record, remember, and carry forward the history of the “Comfort Women” beyond the framework of legal remedies.

• 2026-04-10
• Editorial Team of Webzine <Kyeol>

“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 convinced that this structural problem is why the Japanese National Diet has been unable to enact legislation on its own.

• 2023-07-24
• Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)