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- How did Japan set up the “comfort stations” in Hainan Island (海南島) and mobilize “comfort women”?
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The right-wingers in Japan deny any direct involvement of the Japanese government, citing that the documents proving that the Japanese Army or Japanese government had directly ordered the establishment of the “comfort stations” have never been found. They also claim that neither the Japanese army nor the Japanese government were involved in mobilizing “comfort women”, and that private businesses simply recruited “comfort women” by illegal means. Having accepted these claims, the Abe administration is contradicting what the previous Japanese government had admitted.
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- The rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women” - Lee Ok-sun’s room
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The traces and history of the surviving “Comfort Women” fill all corners of the <House of Sharing> but are most visible inside the rooms of the surviving “Comfort Women”.
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- Tell us the stories of the “comfort women” issue through music
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How can we remember the issue of Japanese military “comfort women”? Talking about an issue involves the processes of embracing it as one's own, facing it, and contemplating on it. In December 2019, a compilation album [Tell the Story - The Third Compilation of Songs] commemorating the Japanese military “comfort women” victims was released with the participation of about 30 musicians.
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- Building solidarity based on common history - Interview with Eka Hindrati, a researcher studying the “comfort women” issue in Indonesia
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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.
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- Japan’s Me Too Movement and ‘Comfort Women’ Issue: Part 2 – Intersection of History and the Translation of Culture
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Kyung-hee Cho, Assistant Professor, Institute for East Asian Studies, Sungkonghoe University
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- Don’t dwell on anger; treat it as if it’s your current problem – Interview with Paek Sun-haeng, an activist from the <Heeum> Museum of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
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Written by Paek Sun-haeng, Team Manager, The <Heeum> Museum of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, an affiliate organization of the Daegu Citizen Forum for Halmuni
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- Interview with Totsuka Etsuro, an international lawyer representing Japan’s conscience, Part 2
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Written by Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)
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- Interview with Totsuka Etsuro, an international lawyer representing Japan’s conscience, Part 1
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Written by Totsuka Etsuro (戶塚悅朗)
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- Asking the Readers for their Opinions on the Webzine <Kyeol> in 2019?
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Webzine <Kyeol> Readers Talk
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- Comments: Japan’s Me Too Movement and the ‘Comfort Women’ Issue: Part 1 - Historical Revisionism, Backlash and the ‘Comfort Women’ Issue
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Kyung-hee Cho, Assistant Professor, Institute for East Asian Studies, Sungkonghoe University