A private fund initiated by the Japanese government in 1995 to address the “Comfort Women” issue, on the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII. It was dissolved in 2007. Commonly referred to as the “National Fund,” it collected donations from Japanese citizens and delivered this money to victims of the Japanese military “Comfort Women” system, along with medical and welfare support. The fund, however, acknowledged only the Japanese government’s moral responsibility, not its legal responsibility, and effectively shifted the burden of compensation onto the private sector. In South Korea, 60 survivors accepted payments from the fund, while many others refused, insisting that Japan must issue a full legal apology and state compensation.
Beginning around 2003, the Committee on Measures for Compensation to the Former Comfort Women for the Japanese Army and Pacific War Victims adopted this new name. Under this name, it worked to resolve the Japanese military “Comfort Women” issue by organizing and participating in related forums and the Asian Solidarity Conferences.
Launched in 1992 at the proposal of the Korean Council, the Asian Solidarity Conference was held through its fifteenth meeting in 2018. It has served as a transnational forum in which surviving victims of the Japanese military “Comfort Women” system from across the Asia-Pacific, their support organizations, and Japanese citizens and activists come together to seek solutions to the issue.
It is a North Korean organization related to the Japanese military “Comfort Women” issue. Based on the findings of the ‘Committee for the Investigation of Damage Caused by the Japanese Imperialists during Their Occupation of Korea,’ which was established in 1992 by North Korean government officials, historians, international law scholars, and lawyers, this Committee was established in August 1993. In 1993, it hosted events such as the Pyongyang International Forum, inviting surviving victims of the Japanese military “Comfort Women” system and activists, and facilitated exchanges. In 1995, it published The Cries of Trampled Lives, a collection of testimonies from 40 surviving “Comfort Women” residing in North Korea.
Starting around 2014, the Committee on Measures for Compensation to Former Comfort Women for the Japanese Army and Drafting Victims began to appear under this name. Since then, it has co-hosted joint North-South Korea forums with the Korean Council, participated in the Asian Solidarity Conferences, and carried out activities to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula and efforts to resolve the issue of the Japanese military “Comfort Women.”
해방 직전 발행된 중국 잡지 『대전화집』에 담긴 연합군 구출 ‘위안부’ 피해 생존자들의 소식
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