Korea
Of all the nations recorded of having their women abducted, Korea is among the most out-spoken, since most Comfort Women used by the Japanese Military were Korean. The House of Sharing, which is a safe haven for former Comfort Women, is located in Korea. They provide a comfortable life for the women and provide informational tours on the horrors the Comfort Women faced. Every Wednesday, the Comfort Women, staff, and volunteers rally outside of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, protesting the fact that the Japanese Military Government has not yet publicly apologized or provided governmental compensation.
Just recently, Palisades Park, a town in New Jersey that has a high Korean population, was visited by Japanese delegates. They asked the Mayor and Council of Palisades Park to remove the Comfort Women Memorial, which was erected in May 2010. The Mayor and Council refused their request and assured that they would not only keep the memorial, but continue working with other towns to erect more memorials for the Comfort Women.
Just recently, Palisades Park, a town in New Jersey that has a high Korean population, was visited by Japanese delegates. They asked the Mayor and Council of Palisades Park to remove the Comfort Women Memorial, which was erected in May 2010. The Mayor and Council refused their request and assured that they would not only keep the memorial, but continue working with other towns to erect more memorials for the Comfort Women.
The United States and its Territories
According to records that have been recently released by the U.S. Archives, United States citizens in the U.S. territory of Guam were also victimized as Comfort Women. There were cases of enslavement and rape of 17-year-olds by Japanese occupation officials. The U.S. military records make it clear that extreme violence, threats, and deceit were used to enforce military sexual slavery and shows that Japanese sexual slavery in conquered territories reached Guam Island, an American territory represented in the U.S. House of Representatives. Guam Representative Madeleine Bordallo confirms the report, saying, “We were occupied for three-and-a-half years, and went through a lot of hardships and atrocities. I do realize that this [issue of comfort women] has come up, that we were victims, and that comfort women went through that.”
(Source: http://www.asianfortunenews.com/site/article_0807.php?article_id=36)
House Resolution 121 was introduced by Japanese-American Representative Mike Honda in January 31, 2007 and was passed in July 30 of the same year. The introduction of the Resolution states: "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as `comfort women', during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II." For the full text of the Resolution, click the source below.
(Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hres121/text)
(Source: http://www.asianfortunenews.com/site/article_0807.php?article_id=36)
House Resolution 121 was introduced by Japanese-American Representative Mike Honda in January 31, 2007 and was passed in July 30 of the same year. The introduction of the Resolution states: "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as `comfort women', during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II." For the full text of the Resolution, click the source below.
(Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hres121/text)
China
Many Chinese women were also used as Comfort Women by the Japanese. Though only 200 women can be historically backed, scholars say that there might have been up to 200,000. Guiying Lei Ying a former Chinese Comfort Woman victim survivor spoke out about her experience in Nanjing in a CBC interview: "Now, my son has grown up. My grandchildren and great grandchildren are growing healthily. I have no worries now, so I want to speak out about the Japanese crime in the war. Regardless of being compensated or not, I want to protest this chapter of my life. My son often says to me, "It wasn't your fault that you were a comfort woman. It's only fair to let the world know and get revenge." A little while ago, I learned that there was a Korean comfort woman survivor coming to Nanjing to point out the former site of a comfort station. Her braveness encouraged me to stand up and fight for justice against the Japanese imperialism too." She was one of the only survivors in China to speak out about the issue. A few days after the airing of this interview on CBC, Madam Lei passed away on April 25, 2007. To see her interview, view the Youtube video below.
(Source: http://english.people.com.cn/english/200009/18/eng20000918_50734.html)
(Source: http://english.people.com.cn/english/200009/18/eng20000918_50734.html)