Daily Archives: December 24, 2012

The Comfort Women

Posted on December 24, 2012 by One Billion Rising North Bay

The euphemism ‘comfort women’ was coined by imperial Japan to refer to young Philippine females who were forced to offer sexual services to the Japanese troops during the Asia/Pacific Wars between 1932 and 1945.  Upon the soldiers return to Japan, these young … Continue reading →

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