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violence at the hand of the Japanese military.
demonstration,”sheadded.
When the reporter participated in the
People from a wide range of backgrounds
demonstration, some other participants who
have participated in this demonstration. Not
were victims of sexual violence by Japan
only international human rights activists but
military sought a formal apology of Japan
also foreign tourists have joined the protest. In
government. However, the atmosphere of this
thecaseofforeigntourists,theyparticipateinit
demonstration was different from what this
as a part of a tourist program because it is
reporter had anticipated. Before joining the
includedinKoreantravelbrochuresforforeign
protest, the reporter thought that the
travelers. WHC curator Song Han-na said that
demonstrationwouldbeseriousandtense.
most foreign travelers realized the seriousness
Yetmostoftheparticipantslookedasifthey
of the victims’ sufferings. She added, “Foreign
wereenjoyingtheprotest.Thefacesofvictims,
tourists, even if they initally thought of the
most of whom appeared to be in their 80s,
Wednesday demonstration as another tourist
seemed not to be angry but at peace. The
attraction, learned the truth of the history that
reporter wondered why this was so. When
the Japanese government has denied. In
asked whether she felt uneasy about
particular travelers who have realized that
participating in the protest every Wednesday,
womendraftedtobeslavesbythebyJapanese
one of the victims answered that although she
militaryliveintheircountryhaveactivelytaken
didindeedfeeluneasyanditwashardtoprotest
part in the movement to address the victims’
against the Japanese government every
demands.”
Wednesday, she felt that she could work
One of the participants was a Japanese
towards realizing her goal through her
student. She had a chance to speak in front of
consistentinvolvement.
the others about how she came to join the
Sheaddedthatmostofthevictimshadbeen
movement and express her thoughts about the
drafted into sexual slavery by Japan’s military
victims’ plight. She explained, “When I was a
when they were only teenagers. At that time,
middleschoolstudent,Ifirstlearnedaboutwhat
Japan officials told the victims that they were
happenedtothevictims.Icouldn’timaginethe
beingdraftedasemployeesofthewarmaterials
pain of sexual violence which the victims
factory in Japan’s colonies. But when they
suffered. So, I remembered crying because of
actually arrived at their destinations, they were
their pain and sorrow.” To help the movement
ThesistersoftheDoughtersofSt.Paul,aKorea
forced to work as the military’s sexual slaves,
forthevictims,shedecidedtotakeupthecause
convent,singasongattheparticipants.
according to an official of the Korean Council
of revealing the painful history about the
for Women Drafted into Military Sexual
time, Korea’s society was a patriarchal system
women who were drafted into sexual slavery
Slavery by Japan (KWSJ) who described the
in which women were judged by whether they
with the Japanese government’s approval. “A
victims’ sufferings. She added, “They were
were virginal and pure. Hence those who
number of Japanese didn’t know this issue or
madeintosexualslavesforJapanesesoldiers,5
returned to Korea could not go home. They
didn’tbelievethattherewerereallywomenwho
to50ofthemeveryday.Theyalsohadlotsof
livedaloneorhadtobeconcubines.Theyhadto
had been made to suffer such a cruel fate. My
trouble because of the soldiers’ violent
endure a lifetime of distress,” pointed out
plan is to tell as many Japanese as I can about
behavior, punishing labor and sterilization
directorofthebureauoftheWarandWomen’s
what really happened so that we can start to
forceduponthembyJapanMilitary.”
HumanRightsCenter(WHC)KimDong-hee.
solvethisproblem,”sheadded.
The ostensible purpose of drafting women
How could people enjoy anything after
The sisters of the Daughters of St. Paul, a
into sexual slavery for Japan’s military was to
having suffered such unspeakable violence at
Korean convent, showed up for the 857th
enhanceJapanesearmy’smorale.DuringWorld
the hands of the Japanese military, and facing
Wednesday Demonstration. On this occasion,
War II, Japan possessed many colonies in
further adversity and prejudice in their home
theypreparedandsangsongsinsupportofthe
Southeast Asia and the Pacific. War crimes in
country? General director of KWSJ Kang Joo-
victims. Their singing of the Korean folk song
the colonies, particularly sexual abuse by
hyesaidthatthegrouphasgainedhopethrough
Arirang tugged at everyone’s heartstrings. It
Japanese soldiers, raised anti-Japanese
demonstrating. “Some people think that this
echoed the pain and sorrow of victims. By the
sentiment in addition to spreading venereal
demonstration is very grave or causes the
endofsong,tearshadwelledupinthevictims’
diseases. On the pretext of solving these
victims to feel their wrath or sorrow acutely.
eyes.Oneoftheconventsisterssaidtovictims,
problems, Japan’s government drafted women
However, the atmosphere of this protest is not
“Iwishthepainandsorrowofthevictimscould
fromthecoloniestoserveassexslaves,with80
sorrowful or vengeful. It is full of hope and
venttheirspitethroughthissong.”
percentofthevictimsbeingKoreanwomen.
pleasure. The victims feel hopeful when they
The participants held their Wednesday
EvenafterWorldWarIIended,thesuffering
areabletoconnectwithpeoplewhosharedthis
DemonstrationattheJapaneseembassyforover
ofthevictimsdidnotcease.Somevictimscould
awful experience. This enables them to release
onehour.Inthistime,manypeopledemandeda
not return to Korea and others who could are
their anguish. The event creates a happy,
formalapologyfromtheJapanesegovernment.
stillsufferingfromirrationalprejudice.“Atthis
positive atmosphere at the Wednesday
The Japanese embassy did not reply to their
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