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
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Summary
comfort woman is a historical profession[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of historical profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,135 views/month, #1 of 153).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Empire of Japan[3], Manchukuo[4]
- Instance of: euphemism[5], war crime[6]
- Subclass of: military prostitute[7], sex slave[8]
- Commons category: Comfort women of the Empire of Japan in World War II[9]
- Has part(s): Recreation and Amusement Association[10]
- Point in time: 1930[11]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[12]
- Significant event: Japan's comfort women issue[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Comfort women[14]
- Work location: comfort station[15]
- Depicted by: Statue of Peace[16]
- Native label: 慰安婦[17]
- Has list: list of former comfort women[18]
- Model item: Jan Ruff O'Herne[19], Kim Hak-sun[20], Lee Yong-soo[21], Song Sin-do[22], Kim Bok-dong[23], Rosa Henson[24], Liu Huang A-tao[25], Gil Won-ok[26], Ellen van der Ploeg[27]
Why It Matters
comfort woman has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]