Japan's wartime enslavement of women is a politically charged issue across Asia, triggering protests in Taiwan and South KoreaTaiwan's last known survivor of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has died at the age of 92, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, calling the issue a "wound in human history". In Taiwan, which Japan ruled from 1895-1945, nearly 60 women had come forward over the years as survivors, according to Taipei's Women's Rescue Foundation. "The 'comfort woman' issue is a wound in human history and the government has attached great importance to the dignity and welfare of former Taiwanese (survivors)," Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Jeff Liu said Tuesday. Japan's wartime enslavement of women is a politically charged issue across Asia. The issue has sparked protests in Taiwan, with women's groups lobbying for compensation for its survivors -- something only South Korea has formally received.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2023 04:51 UTC