Fate uncertain for World War II air raid shelter at closing Thai zoo
With the Sunday closure of Thailand's oldest zoo, the future of its historical World War II air raid shelter remains unclear. Dusit Zoo closed its doors to the public after running for eight decades. The zoo announced in early August that it would move from ...
Book seeks to educate about an ugly legacy
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 ...
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.
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.
