Introduction On December 14, 2011, a life-size bronze statue of a seated young girl was installed across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Supported by a local civil society organization, the statue was one of the first to commemorate the ‘comfort women,’ women and girls compelled to provide sexual services for the Jap…[Read more]

Introduction On December 14, 2011, a life-size bronze statue of a seated young girl was installed across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Supported by a local civil society organization, the statue was one of the first to commemorate the ‘comfort women,’ women and girls compelled to provide sexual services for the Jap…[Read more]