comfort woman

military sexual slavery system designed and implemented by Japan Empire from early 1930s until the end of World War II, or the victims who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military
Intangible historical_profession Q713540
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comfort woman

Summary

comfort woman is a historical profession[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of historical_profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,702 views/month, #1 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • comfort woman is in the country of Empire of Japan[3].
  • comfort woman is in the country of Manchukuo[4].
  • comfort woman's instance of is recorded as historical profession[5].
  • comfort woman's instance of is recorded as euphemism[6].
  • comfort woman's instance of is recorded as war crime[7].
  • comfort woman is a type of military prostitute[8].
  • comfort woman is a type of sex slave[9].
  • comfort woman's Commons category is recorded as Comfort women of the Empire of Japan in World War II[10].
  • comfort woman comprises Recreation and Amusement Association[11].
  • comfort woman took place on 1930[12].
  • comfort woman was part of the conflict World War II[13].
  • comfort woman's significant event is recorded as Japan's comfort women issue[14].
  • comfort woman's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Comfort women[15].
  • comfort woman's work location is recorded as comfort station[16].
  • comfort woman's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Peace[17].
  • comfort woman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '慰安婦'}[18].
  • comfort woman's has list is recorded as list of former comfort women[19].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Jan Ruff O'Herne[20].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Kim Hak-sun[21].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Lee Yong-soo[22].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Song Sin-do[23].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Kim Bok-dong[24].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Rosa Henson[25].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Liu Huang A-tao[26].
  • comfort woman's model item is recorded as Gil Won-ok[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical profession[5], euphemism[6], and war crime[7]. Recorded subclass of include military prostitute[8] and sex slave[9].

Use and Application

comfort woman comprises Recreation and Amusement Association[11].

Why It Matters

comfort woman ranks in the top 0.65% of historical_profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,702 views/month, #1 of 153).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Work location comfort station
    Point in time
    Has part(s) Recreation and Amusement Association
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544222505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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