Comfort Women

An episode of the Quirky Japanese Podcast podcast, hosted by Yuto Ito, titled "Comfort Women" was published on April 30, 2019 and runs 7 minutes.

April 30, 2019 ·7m · Quirky Japanese Podcast

Summary

Today, I'm ready to share the column. Usually, I share the news, but today is exceptional. There is no major difference between Column and Blog. I may say the following issue should be taken over to the next generation. Comfort Woman is the most hesitant and complicated topic. The Japanese government founded the foundation in Korea to support former victims of wartime sexual slavery. Last November, South Korea announced the desolvation from that foundation. South Korea said the foundation didn't sufficiently reflect the opinions of the women. In announcing the decision, Seoul's ministry of gender equality and family, which managed the foundation, said: "We will try our best in setting up policies to recover the honor and dignity of the victims. I think it's fair enough. As you know, people are protesting for the victims. South Korean people are offended when the Japanese Government offers apologies and money. Japanese has kept defending the subject from the critical opinions that point out the subtle survey of government's institution. TBS Radio's program "Session 22" interviewed Yoshiaki Harada the former leader of the international information inquisition. The LDP organized the group which is very defended of their opinion. The interview shows the LDP's policy very well. And I found this political party stands by side of revisionism. The issue is: Military forced the comfort women. Under the name of "Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910" Japanese government started colonizing Korea. Built a parliament and summoned politicians. Banned the anti-government demonstrations and send the military police scaring people. Historian says 200,000 women were forced or tricked into working in military brothels between 1932 and 1945. 1993, Kono-statement was published by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yōhei Kōno. "The then Japanese military was, directly or indirectly, involved in the establishment and management of the comfort stations" "The recruitment of the comfort women was conducted mainly by private recruiters who acted in response to the request of the military." "In many cases, they were recruited against their own will, through coaxing, coercion, etc." "At times, administrative/military personnel directly took part in the recruitments." "They lived in misery at comfort stations under a coercive atmosphere." At the moment, only 27 of the victims were alive, out of 240 who were registered with the South Korean government. Whole world's eyes focused on the victims. New victims were found, more testimonies were revealed. 2015, an agreement was made between Japan's prime minister Abe and previous Koren's president Park Geun-hye. The victim's family and many citizens complained about that agreement. More than 80 statues of comfort women were built all over the world so far. Japan contributed about US9m to establish the foundation. About US$3.9m has been paid to 34 surviving victims and 58 families of deceased victims according to South Korea's Yonhap news. But the Japanese Government didn't show any counter-evidence: Military forced the comfort women. And the victims are yet to be confirmed as a comfort woman. Today in Japan, people are on the Golden Week which provides 10days off this year. And today is the last day as Heisei era. Tomorrow, people spend the day in the new era. As the time past, people forget the fact that we invaded the country and human rights. The memory you obtained in those days were stood on the tragic history. That what I want you to know. ComfortWoman.mp3

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