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

<b id="docs-internal-guid-b02c3c71-7fff-e887-77f8-cd6e3e0ded41">Kyung-hee Cho, Assistant Professor, Institute for East Asian Studies, Sungkonghoe University </b>

• 2019-12-24
• Kyung-hee Cho

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

<b id="docs-internal-guid-b02c3c71-7fff-e887-77f8-cd6e3e0ded41">Kyung-hee Cho, Assistant Professor, Institute for East Asian Studies, Sungkonghoe University </b>

• 2019-10-24
• Kyung-hee Cho

Reflecting on the “Comfort Women” Issue Through the Framework of Women’s Human Rights

This article examines the Japanese military “comfort women” issue through the lens of women’s human rights, extending the discussion to structural violence against women, social exclusion, and economic inequality. It further calls for victim-centered social restructuring and redistribution.

• 2026-09-29
• Joohee Kim

Expanding the Field of Struggle for the Japanese Military “Comfort Women”

In the second round of conversation with young scholars, we met with young researchers and activists Lee Eunjin, Lee Jaeim, and Choi Sung Yong, and asked what the issue of the “Comfort Women” in the Japanese military means to their lives, and how it motivates them.

• 2022-10-14
• Editorial Team of Webzine

The Past and Future of Testimony Presented by the “Comfort Women” : Testimony as Evidence and as Actions

This achievement of historical research will serve as a basis for listening to testimonies in depth beyond the narrow standard of “fact verification.”

• 2022-09-20
• Lee Jieun