An exhibition on sexual violence committed by the Japanese military in wartime Burma has begun at a Tokyo museum as part of efforts to document the experiences of female victims.

Documented in a series of panels at the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace, or WAM, former "comfort women" have given testimonies of life at Japanese military brothels, or "comfort stations."

The exhibition also includes pictures of the victims and facilities that were used as brothels in what is now known as Myanmar.