The 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the bloody 1948-1954 suppression of a civilian uprising on Jeju Island ... called "comfort women," be mentioned to help ...

The Asahi retracted articles that cited testimony by author Seiji Yoshida, who said he had taken part in abducting 200 women on Jeju Island during the war. The women were forced to become "comfort ...

“Comfort women hunting” in the Korean Peninsula ... March–April: Historian Hata Ikuhiko conducts research on Jeju Island and discloses his conclusion that Yoshida’s testimony had been ...

Arguing terminology - Mariko Oi, BBC News One of the main debates in Japan about "comfort women" has been ... who said he took part in abducting women on Jeju island during the war.

The Asahi Shimbun admitted Tuesday to serious errors in many articles on the "comfort women" issue ... hunting" by rounding up about 200 women on Jeju-do Island in present-day South Korea.

ON Jeju Island, Korea, in 1943 ... Mary Lynn Bracht's debut reveals the plight of the real "comfort women" kept in sexual slavery during the Japanese occupation of Korea. For many years the ...

More Ken Ishii/Getty Images Under Japanese occupation, Jeju Island saw massive protests ... a portrait of deceased former South Korean "comfort women" during a rally to mark the 73rd National ...

Jeju Island, Korea, 1943 ... The plight of Hana and the other “comfort women” nonetheless comes through. Were it not for its barbaric content, the prose style could work well for a young ...

The issue of "comfort women" - a euphemism for those ... who said he took part in abducting women on Jeju island during the war. But last year, Japan's Asahi newspaper which cited Mr Yoshida ...