Confidential Documents of Thailand’s Supreme Command - the Japanese Military “Comfort Stations” existed in Thailand

Patporn Phoothong

• 2019-09-17
• Patporn Phoothong

Accurate and Insightful: A Wise Approach to Engaging with “Comfort Women” Records and Information

At a time when the history of the Japanese military “Comfort Women” is increasingly being disparaged and distorted, digital archives are expanding their role as both a reliable repository of information and a platform for communication.

• 2026-04-22
• Kim Seo-yeon

Editorial Meeting – Part 1 – Sexual slavery: Approaches and Perspectives

Ahead of the publication of the webzine <Kyeol> of Research Institue on Japanese Military Sexual Slavery (RIJMSS), 10 editors gathered together to discuss the future of the webzine. At the two editorial symposiums held on January 31and February 25, 2019, discussions were held on the ways and limitations carried out on the issue of the ‘comfort women’ so far and the direction in which the webzine should move forward next.

• 2019-03-11
• Editorial Team of Webzine <Kyeol>

Encountering Palestinian Women Who Stand Tall Amid Daily Crisis and Violence

Palestinian women who endure and resist occupation, oppression, and patriarchal structures, steadfastly continue life for the next generation.

• 2025-06-04
• Lee Dong-hwa

How did Japan set up the “comfort stations” in Hainan Island (海南島) and mobilize “comfort women”?

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.

• 2020-08-31
• Choi Jong-gil