Guided Research Environment - Issue 10

“Comfort Women”: The Use of Sex Slaves by the Japanese Military

These webpages provide easy-to-read background information to help you get started on researching this issue. Once you have built up your basic understanding of the issue, you can make use of the further links for developing your independent research.

Comfort women being trucked to Japanese camps
 
• Webpage 1. "Comfort Women": Historical Background of the Japanese System of Sexual Slavery
• Webpage 2. "Comfort Women": Definitions of Sexual Slavery
• Webpage 3. "Comfort Women": Survivors’ Personal Accounts of Sexual Slavery
• Webpage 4. Media Reports of "Comfort Women" and Connections to Other Issues
• Webpage 5. Legal Cases and Decisions (1): Timeline of Legal Actions to Win Compensation
• Webpage 6. Legal Cases and Decisions (2): Legal Decisions as Reported by the Press
• Webpage 7. Further Links for Independent Research
• Webpage 8. References