In Memoriam of Pian Huanying, a “comfort women” survivor
To our beloved community, we have sad news. We learned with great pain, on December 29, 2020, that one of the few remaining survivors of Japan's "comfort women" system, Pian…
International
Newsletter: 2020 “Comfort Women” Updates
Warm greetings from CWJC! We hope you’re healthy and safe. This is a strange time for all of us as we try to be quarantined and productive at the…
March: International Women’s Month
TWO PROCLAMATIONS IN ONE NIGHT, ONE PERFECTLY PROCLAIMED, THE OTHER ALMOST JEOPARDIZED BY DENIALIST POLITICS. DESPITE OPPOSING FORCES, JUSTICE HAS PREVAILED “March 8 is International Women’s Day: A day in…
Letter to the Emperor
Japan’s 85 year-old Emperor Akihito is tired. The popular and charismatic king says he will retire at the end of this month, becoming the first Japanese Emperor in modern history to…
The last letter from a “Comfort Woman” to the Japanese Emperor
My name is Won-ok Gil, a so-called “Comfort Woman." “I am now 92-years old. My wish before I die, is for the truth be revealed and to receive your sincere…