Abstract
This article focused on the Korean comfort women issue(Chongshindae issue).The Chongshindae issue is not just a question, which was silent for about 50 years. It has an important influence on contemporary times in Korean and other Asian societies. Moreover, it can prevent future problems related to social class, gender issues, violations against women and the impact of patriarchal organizations. This article argues, first, the issue of the comfort women system during the war between Japan and South Korea evolved into a universal dispute in the contemporary world. Moreover, not only Korean feminists, but also feminist scholars and human rights activists from different countries were involved. In otherwise, it is important to note that the gender hierarchy and patriarchal society in both countries of Japan and Korea limited the opportunities of feminists and human rights activists over the comfort women issue. The Controversial AWF seemed like a tool of Japan to avoid their legal responsibility and official apology. Nevertheless, the Chongshindae movement had achieved remarkable success regarding the comfort women issue, despite the controversies between the two countries, especially in establishing the historical monument. Moreover, a feminist national context helped to raise the issue of comfort women as a political issue, and made it symbolic.
Highlights
On 6 February 1996, the United Nations declared its final condemnation of Japan, which forced approximately 200,000 young women into sexual service during the Asia-Pacific War between 1937-1945[1]
This article focused on the Korean comfort women issue(Chongshindae issue).The Chongshindae issue is not just a question, which was silent for about 50 years
It has an important influence on contemporary times in Korean and other Asian societies
Summary
On 6 February 1996, the United Nations declared its final condemnation of Japan, which forced approximately 200,000 young women into sexual service during the Asia-Pacific War between 1937-1945[1]. This article will focus on the Korean comfort women issue because they make up 80% of the 200,000 and most of them were from an impoverished working-class background [2]. It is important to draw attention to the fact that women from Japan and occupied Taiwan, Burma, Thailand and the Philippines were victims of the comfort women system. This problem is still contested and complicated by feminists; a deeper understanding is required. This article will discuss the Korean comfort movement (Chongshindae2) which was created in 1991 and the influence of feminist scholars and human rights activists. The current situation between Japan and South Korea will be analysed before being concluded
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