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South Korea's 'comfort women' take on the US military
15 Feb 2026 19:29 GMT
… well known. The term "comfort women" refers mainly to Korean … , 117 former South Korean "comfort women" nonetheless filed a lawsuit …
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China Calls on Japan to Face “Comfort Women” History
12 Feb 2026 08:42 GMT
… to the forced recruitment of “comfort women.”
At a routine press briefing … .
“The forced recruitment of 'comfort women' was a grave crime … as the forced recruitment of comfort women with honesty and responsibility,” Lin …
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1st LD-Writethru: China says evidence of Japan's forced conscription of "comfort women" undeniable
11 Feb 2026 14:06 GMT
… and reparations for "comfort women" survivors. In response … forced recruitment of "comfort women" was a serious … forced recruitment of "comfort women." Japan needs to … the issue of "comfort women" and other issues …
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Japan's forced conscription of 'comfort women' an irrefutable and undeniable heinous crime: Chinese FM
11 Feb 2026 10:31 GMT
… forced conscription of "comfort women" was a heinous … victims of the "comfort women" system are located … the forced conscription of "comfort women."
"China is … issues including the "comfort women" issue with an …
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Korea to punish those who spread false information about ‘comfort women’ victims
05 Feb 2026 11:14 GMT
… Hankyoreh)
Spreading false information about “comfort women” — victims of sexual slavery … figures — including claims that the comfort women were “prostitutes” — the ruling … regarding the victimization of the comfort women, disrupting related weekly Wednesday …
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Far-right activist repeats insult to 'comfort women' after police questioning
04 Feb 2026 06:41 GMT
… called "comfort women."
Kim repeated his claim that comfort women are a … and Family of lying that comfort women were victims who were taken … high schools last December where comfort women statues are installed.
Kim went …
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Philippines ‘comfort women’ demand apology during Japan foreign minister visit
14 Jan 2026 09:31 GMT
An advocacy group representing Filipino victims of wartime sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers will renew its decades-old demand for a formal state apology and reparations as
Japan’s foreign minister visits the Philippines this week.
The group, Lila …
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Seoul's education chief asks police to punish activists for defaming 'comfort women'
09 Jan 2026 02:22 GMT
… sex slaves, euphemistically called "comfort women."
He is accused of … protests and posts insulting the comfort women are a serious matter that …
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[Interview] Scholar brings story of Korea’s ‘comfort women’ halmoni to Spanish-speakers
07 Jan 2026 08:57 GMT
… global significance of the comfort women movement.
While the comfort women issue is not … , where situations similar to the ‘comfort women’ are arising,” Álvarez noted. In … and Japanese governments on the comfort women issue has faced widespread criticism …
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President Lee decries 'mindless defamation' of comfort women victims
06 Jan 2026 08:23 GMT
… been defacing so-called "comfort women" statues, which symbolize women … in 2012 that the term “comfort women” was misleading and should be …