Available for the first time in English, this is the definitive account of the practice of sexual slavery the Japanese military perpetrated during World War II

In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the so-called comfort women—mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by the Ja

From Comfort Woman: “We began the day with breakfast, after which we swept and cleaned our rooms. Then we went to the bathroom downstairs to wash the only dre

This groundbreaking book will have a deep impact on the ongoing international debate which surrounds this highly controversial and emotive issue.

Comfort Women Activism follows the movement championed by pioneer activists in Japan to demonstrate how their activism has kept a critical interpretation of the