National / History May 30, 2015
Lee urges Japan to come clean on WWII atrocities
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calls on Japan to admit to its wartime misdeeds so it can play a more active role in the region.
National / History Jun 26, 2014
Former sex slaves in Philippines demand justice from Japan
Filipino women forced into prostitution by the Imperial Japanese forces during World War II marched to the Japanese Embassy on Wednesday to demand justice and to criticize Philippine President Benigno Aquino III's silence on the issue during his visit to Japan. Six women in their ...
National Apr 21, 2014
China ship seizure hikes redress fears
China's seizure over the weekend of a containership owned by shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K Lines for its failure to respond to a wartime compensation order related to a contractual dispute has raised concerns in Japan that further assets may be confiscated if more rulings ...
National / History Nov 27, 2013
Book seeks to educate about an ugly legacy
by Keiji Hirano
A Tokyo museum has published a book about wartime sex slaves aimed at enhancing public awareness following a series of remarks by politicians demonstrating their ignorance over the "comfort women" issue. The book is based on a 2007 exhibition at the Women's Active Museum largely ...
National / History Nov 21, 2013
Archive data for years have shown 'comfort women' were taken by force: professor
Newly discovered official documents show the wartime Japanese military forcibly recruited females abroad into sexual servitude as "comfort women," a Japanese professor who discovered the materials says.
National / History Oct 12, 2013
Seoul raises 'comfort women' issue again at U.N. human rights panel
A South Korean minister raises the issue of women used as sex slaves by the wartime Japanese military at the U.N. General Assembly's human rights panel.