TOKYO - Japan’s army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical documents reviewed by Kyodo News service that highlight the state role in the so-called “comfort women” system. The sex slaves issue has been a source of a painful dispute between South Korea and Japan. It says “at least 500 comfort women must be concentrated here by the end of April“ for Japanese soldiers. Presumably, the records imply that the women referred to as “geisha” might have come on their own, as opposed to sex slaves, who were coerced. The number of sex slaves is not certain, but historians say they numbered in the tens of thousands or more, and their purpose was to prevent the spread of disease and curtail rapes among soldiers.

Source: thestar December 08, 2019 01:07 UTC