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Korean "comfort women" under the protection of American army at a U.S. war prisoners' camp in the border area between Berma and China. (photo provided by the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan)

Former sex slaves express sympathy for Japan earthquake victims

By Wed, Mar 16, 2011 8:41AM UTC View Comments Korean "comfort women" under the protection of American army at a U.S. war prisoners' camp in the border area between Berma and China. (photo provided by the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan)

The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan* has been protesting outside Japan’s embassy in Seoul since 1992. The protests have evolved into a weekly event, with former Korean “comfort women” (the Japanese euphemism for the sex slaves) and their supporters chanting slogans and demanding that Tokyo formally apologize and provide compensation...

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