Controversial streamer attacked in South Korea after kissing ‘comfort women’ statue

IRL streamer JohnnySomali, whose real name is Ismael Ramsey Khalid, was assaulted by locals after a series of inappropriate actions in South...

Philadelphia divided over proposed memorial to honor WWII Korean comfort women

At a hearing on Monday, advocates and opponents debated a proposed statue in Philadelphia to honor Korean “comfort women” abused by the Japa...

Japan’s apology for WWII Filipino ‘comfort women’ criticized by victims

Japan has reiterated its apologies for the suffering inflicted on Filipino “comfort women” during World War II. More than 1,000 ...

S. Korea orders Japan to pay 16 wartime ‘comfort women’ $153K each in landmark ruling

The Seoul High Court has ordered the Japanese government to pay 200 million won ($153,300) in compensation to each of the 16 women who were ...

Taiwan’s last ‘comfort woman’ survivor dies at 92

On Tuesday, Taiwan’s foreign ministry announced that the island’s last known survivor of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery has died at th...

Victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor denounce Seoul’s compensation deal

Two elderly World War II forced labor victims took to the streets of Seoul in wheelchairs to protest the country’s compensation deal with Ja...

S. Korean victims of Japan forced labor continue to condemn Seoul’s compensation plan

A number of wartime forced labor victims continue to condemn South Korean officials’ plan to provide compensation through a domestic fund ra...

Supreme Court rules Korean ‘comfort women’ in WWII US camptown sex trade entitled to reparations

South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Korean “comfort women” who worked in brothels for U.S. troops in the 1940s are entitled to repar...

Japanese PM Kishida asked German Chancellor Scholz to remove comfort women statue in Berlin

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to remove a statue in Berlin honoring Korean comfort women. Japan...

‘I will continue to be brave’: Surviving WWII Filipino ‘comfort women’ fight for recognition, apology

The remaining Filipino women who were forced into sexual slavery by Imperial Japan during World War II are planning to submit a petition to...

Statue of comfort girl in hanbok scheduled to reappear in Tokyo despite previous backlash

The “After ‘freedom of expression?’” exhibition, which seeks to address Japan’s history of censorship, will restage the same comfort woman ...

Harvard Professor Sparks Outrage for Claiming Korean ‘Comfort Women’ Were Willingly Employed in Japan

A Harvard Law School professor has stoked controversy over claims that Imperial Japan had employed “comfort women” under contracts during Wo...

K-Pop Idol Called a ‘Monster’ By Japanese Fans For Wearing Brand That Supports Comfort Women

Member of K-pop duo TVXQ, Yunho, is being criticized by Japanese social media users after being photographed sporting a cap from a Korean br...

Japan May Cut Off a Major Trade Relationship With South Korea Over Comfort Women Issue

Japan has decided to remove South Korea from its trade list, also known as a “white list,“ of favored trade partners that enjoy some export ...

Vandals Deface Memorial Honoring Korean Comfort Women in Los Angeles

A memorial dedicated to Korean women forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military during World War II was recently vandalized in Glendal...

Korean ‘Comfort Woman’ Who Was Fo‌rc‌ed Into S‌‌e‌x S‌l‌a‌v‌er‌‌y at 14 Di‌e‌s at 92

Kim Bok-Dong, a vocal “comfort woman” who gained international fame for her hum‌an rig‌hts activism and for raising awareness on se‌x sl‌ave...

Japanese Right-Winger Sparks Protest After Kicking ‘Comfort Woman’ Statue in Taiwan

A security camera footage of a Japanese right-winger kicking a memorial statue for “comfort women” in Taiwan outraged locals and ignited a p...

Scholars Release New Footage of Korean Sex Slaves Massacred By Japanese Soldiers During WW2

A team of scholars went public on Tuesday with a video depicting the mass murder of Korean sex slaves by Japanese soldiers during World War ...

South Korea Enrages Japan After Passing Bill Establishing ‘Comfort Women Day’

The South Korean parliament passed a bill declaring August 14 as the day to commemorate Korean women who were forced into sexual enslavement...

China’s Biggest Tech Company Sparks Outrage After Making Memes of WWII Sex Slaves

A social media platform owned by Tencent, China’s largest social network and online entertainment firm, has drawn public outrage after creat...

Last ‘Comfort Woman’ in China Who Sued the Japanese Government Dies at Age 90

China’s last surviving “comfort woman” who sued the Japanese government for her sexual enslavement during the second world war h...

South Korea Releases Rare Footage of Korean Sex Slaves of Japanese Soldiers in WWII

After an extensive search of the U.S. National Archives, the South Korean government has released a rare 18-second clip of what is believed ...

Korean ‘Comfort Woman’ Forced Into Japanese Sex Slavery During WWII Dies at 94

Park Sook-yi, a former “comfort woman” — a euphemism for military sex slaves during World War II in Japan — passed away at the a...