Comfort Women Research Paper

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“Comfort Women”, a docile term given to young women (ages ranging 12-18), who were abducted from their home countries (China, Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines), and were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War Two. Twenty four years after the Japanese finally acknowledged the existence of Comfort Women, the Japanese government has issued a “heartfelt apology” to South Korea, along with the promise of donating one billion yen ($8.3 million USD) to the remaining survivors. Japan may be stepping up for the heinous crime, but is it a sincere apology or a bargaining piece to restore diplomatic relations for their own gain? Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan will donate money to victims of sexual