Ep 156 Comfort Women: How 200,000 Women Were Forced Into Sexual Slavery by the Japanese Government
About this episode
The episode discusses the plight of comfort women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese government during World War II.
This week I sit down with Jenny Chan, director of Pacific Atrocities Education, to talk about the many "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese government in the years leading up to and during World War II. We've talked about the generals, the battles, the military movements, but we haven't yet focused on the victims. These women from China, Korea, etc. were often tricked or even downright abducted and forced into comfort stations where they were repeatedly abused b...
People in this episode
Host: Shea LaFountaine
Guest: Jenny Chan
Topics covered
- comfort women
- sexual slavery
- Japanese government
- World War II
- victims of war
- historical atrocities
Keywords
- comfort women
- sexual slavery
- Japanese government
- World War II
- historical victims
- atrocities
- China
- Korea
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pacific Atrocities Education
Places: China, Korea
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