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“Comfort Women” Issue and Japanese Legislative Movement Part 1

All things considered, Japan must bear responsibility as a nation. To reignite the movement, a civic movement aimed at achieving legislative resolution was needed. In December 1996, the “Gathering for Legislative Resolution of the “Comfort Women” Issue” was established, with Attorney Tsuchiya Koken as the Chairman, Professor Arai Shinichi from Surugadai University as the Vice Chairman, and Arimitsu Ken serving as the Secretariat Liaison.

Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

“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.

Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

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

Japan’s Me Too Movement and the ‘Comfort Women’ Issue (Part 1)

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

Kyung-hee Cho

Japan’s Me Too Movement and ‘Comfort Women’ Issue (Part 2)

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

Kyung-hee Cho

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)

Interview with Totsuka Etsuro, an international lawyer representing Japan’s conscience, Part 2

Written by Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)

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 Japanese Military “Comfort Women” Issue

Sanghee Lee

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)

Inside the Asia Pacific Peace Museum in Toronto

The Asia Pacific Peace Museum in Toronto, one of the few museums outside Asia dedicated to World War II in Asia, offers education that encourages critical reflection on war, memory, and peace.

Flora Mei-Ling Chong

A World Free from Exploitation

In this conversation, Freedom United Executive Director Joanna Ewart-James and Kyeol examine how modern slavery is sustained by social and institutional systems, how collective action can drive meaningful change, and how historical awareness can deepen our understanding of injustices that persist today.

Joanna Ewart-James

Activism