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"Comfort women" statue in Seoul

Members of a South Korean citizens' group rally on Feb. 11, 2026, in front of a statue in Seoul symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, calling on the Japanese government to apologize.

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"Comfort women" statue in Seoul

Members of a South Korean citizens' group rally on Feb. 11, 2026, in front of a statue in Seoul symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, calling on the Japanese government to apologize.

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"Comfort women" statue in Seoul

Members of a South Korean citizens' group rally on Feb. 11, 2026, in front of a statue in Seoul symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, calling on the Japanese government to apologize.

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"Comfort women" statue removed in Berlin

Photo taken in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2025, shows the site where a statue representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels had stood. Local authorities removed the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, earlier in the day, as the group had defied their order to transfer it from public land to nearby private land.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows a statue representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels on public land in Berlin. Members of a South Korean citizens' group rallied near the statue the same day, calling for its preservation in defiance of authorities' order to remove it by the day.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People march near a statue (not pictured) representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels during a rally in Berlin on Oct. 7, 2025, calling for its preservation in defiance of authorities' order to remove it by the same day. The statue was erected on public land by a South Korean citizens' group in 2020.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People pose for a photo on Aug. 14, 2025, surrounding a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People stand on Aug. 14, 2025, by a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People stand on Aug. 14, 2025, by a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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[Breaking News]Protest rally in Manila over "comfort" women

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Members of a group supporting former "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in the Philippines rally in Manila on Aug. 14, 2025, seeking the Japanese government's apology to the women, now estimated at fewer than 10. (Kyodo)

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2025, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels on publicly owned land in Berlin, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People lay flowers on Aug. 14, 2025, at a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People lay flowers on Aug. 14, 2025, at a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

People lay flowers on Aug. 14, 2025, at a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, erected on publicly owned land in Berlin, ahead of the 80th anniversary the following day of Japan's surrender in World War II. Authorities have urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the group.

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Protest rally in Manila over "comfort" women

Members of a group supporting former "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in the Philippines rally in Manila on Aug. 14, 2025, seeking the Japanese government's apology to the women, now estimated at fewer than 10.

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Protest rally in Manila over "comfort" women

Members of a group supporting former "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in the Philippines rally in Manila on Aug. 14, 2025, seeking the Japanese government's apology to the women, now estimated at fewer than 10.

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Day to remember "comfort women" in Seoul

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (in screen) speaks in a video message projected at a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2025, a day commemorating "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (R) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (R) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (C) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Right-wing rally in Seoul

A right-wing group stages a protest in Seoul on July 23, 2025, against the removal of a statue (C) symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits A Home For The Elderly In Castel Gandolfo - Italy

Pope Leo XIV visits a Retirement home for women in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on July 21, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town near Rome, Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the ‘Santa Marta’ home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of comfort and encouragement. The Pontiff took time to personally greet each of the twenty elderly women living in the home, all aged between 80 and 101. He spoke with all of the residents and the sisters who care for them, listening to their stories and sharing words of affection. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Comfort women" statue in Berlin

Photo taken on July 8, 2025, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women," forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, on publicly owned land in Berlin. Authorities recently urged that the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, be moved to nearby private land, a proposal rejected by the group.

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Survivors of Wartime Sexual Slavery Still Await Justice - Philippines

Survivors of Filipina comfort women gather in a small courtyard to denounce unspeakable atrocities at the hands of Japanese invaders during World War II, in Mapanique of Candaba, Pampanga province, the Philippines, July 6, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of wartime sexual slavery still await justice" Photo by Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Survivors of Wartime Sexual Slavery Still Await Justice - Philippines

Survivors of Filipina comfort women gather in a small courtyard to denounce unspeakable atrocities at the hands of Japanese invaders during World War II, in Mapanique of Candaba, Pampanga province, the Philippines, July 6, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of wartime sexual slavery still await justice" Photo by Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Survivors of Wartime Sexual Slavery Still Await Justice - Philippines

Survivors of Filipina comfort women and descendants of Filipino-Chinese guerrilla fighters pose for a group photo in Mapanique of Candaba, Pampanga province, the Philippines, July 6, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of wartime sexual slavery still await justice" Photo by Xinhua/Nie Xiaoyang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza

Women comfort each other in sorrow at the al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee Camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 7, 2024. The victims were killed in a recent Israeli strike that targeted the area. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dont Be Silent! Captivity Kills! rally in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 25, 2024 - Two women hug each other outside the Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre during the Dont Be Silent! Captivity Kills! rally held to remind about military personnel in Russian captivity, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Protest over "comfort women" issue in Seoul

A protest is held for the resolution of the issue of "comfort women," a euphemistic term for women from the Korean Peninsula and elsewhere forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2024, the memorial day for Korean "comfort women."

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SHOOTING (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Kyerim (L) and Bae Sanghee (R) comfort Lee Eunseo of South Korea at the awarding ceremony for the Women's Team 50m Rifle 3 Positions of Shooting at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

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"Comfort women" statue

Photo taken on Sept. 21, 2023, shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women," forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul.

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August 9 Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 9, 2023 - A police officer comforts a woman after a Russian missile attack that took place Wednesday evening, August 9, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine. The strike killed three people and left nine injured, including an 11-month-old child. A Russian missile killed a 43-year-old man and young women aged 19 and 21. In addition, an outbuilding caught fire and the shockwave knocked out windows in nearby residential buildings, shops, and other civilian infrastructure.

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Xinhua Headlines: Hidden sex trade, one of S. Korea's costs for its alliance with U.S.

(230514) -- SEOUL, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People hold portraits of "comfort women" and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

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Zimbabwe women own their narrative through paint and brush

STORY: Zimbabwe women own their narrative through paint and brush DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:04 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Deodoris Mawanda's paintings 2. various of visitors 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DEODORIS MAWANDA, Nurse and artist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DEODORIS MAWANDA, Nurse and artist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DEODORIS MAWANDA, Nurse and artist 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PRUDENCE CHIMUTOVA, Mixed media artist 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TANYSE VAN VAUUREN, Artist STORYLINE: At work, her hands provide comfort to the unwell. Outside work, her hands create visual masterpieces that nourish the eye. That is the life of Deodoris Mawanda, a nurse and artist from Zimbabwe. With just paint and brush, she creates expressive visuals that ignite imaginations and invoke emotions in the viewer. Two of her works titled "7 A.M." and "7 P.M." captures the day-to-day experience of nurses. The paintings are currently on display at the "We are all human" exhibition to mar

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WWII sex slavery victims in Philippines urge Japan to recognize war crimes

STORY: WWII sex slavery victims in Philippines urge Japan to recognize war crimes DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lila Pilipina members 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHARON CABUSAO-SILVA, Executive director of Lila Pilipina 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHARON CABUSAO-SILVA, Executive director of Lila Pilipina STORYLINE: Surviving Filipino women sexually enslaved by Japan's World War II military on Tuesday urged the Japanese government to acknowledge its war crimes, resolve the "comfort women" issue, and stop "warmongering." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHARON CABUSAO-SILVA, Executive director of Lila Pilipina "It's very unjust on the part of the Japanese government to continue ignoring the issue of Filipino comfort women. They have suffered long enough, more than half a century of suffering in silence, the trauma that they experience as a result of the abuses of the Japanese Imperial Army inflicted on thousands of Filipino women." Lila Pilipina is a P

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(230114) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's Chen Qingchen (1st L)/Jia Yifan (2nd L) comfort Indonesia's Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (1st R) as Ramadhanti suffers from injury and the Indonesian pair have to quit the women's doubles semi final match at Malaysia Open 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child presents flowers to portraits of "comfort women" in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. "Comfort women" refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 is the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women." (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

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Japan, South Korea Reach Deal To Resolve "Comfort Women" Row

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DEC. 28: Japan and South Korea reached an agreement Monday to resolve the issue of women who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels through creating a new fund, in a move that could finally put to rest a thorny dispute that has long hurt bilateral ties. The two Asian neighbors struck the deal to end their protracted dispute regarding so-called "comfort women" following talks between Kishida and his South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung Se, in Seoul. -- The Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of Japan have intensively discussed the issue of comfort women between the ROK and Japan at bilateral meetings including the Director-General consultations.

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Former comfort women stage protest rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Korean comfort women and their supporters stage a protest rally outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 15, demanding the Japanese government to offer an official apology.

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Former comfort women stage protest march in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan women, who were forced to serve Japanese troops as sex slaves, and their supporters chant anti-Japan slogans during a protest march in Taipei on Aug. 15. They urged the Japanese government to formally acknowledge, apologize and accept its responsibility over the ''comfort women'' issue.

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"Comfort women" memorial removed from Manila baywalk

MANILA, Philippines, April 28 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 28, 2018, shows debris left after the demolition the previous day of a bronze statue of a blindfolded, early 1900's-era Filipino woman, which had stood on Roxas Boulevard in Manila as a memorial dedicated to Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II.

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Japan rejects new S. Korean policy on "comfort women" deal

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 10 Kyodo - A Person (L) walks by a statue symbolizing so-called "comfort women" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2018. Tokyo and Seoul have been at odds over a 2015 settlement of the issue related to women who were forced to work in wartime Japanese military brothels.

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S. Korea to keep pushing for "comfort women" UNESCO listing

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 17 Kyodo - South Korean gender equality and family minister Chung Hyun Back (R) and Lee Yong Soo, who was forced to work as a "comfort woman" in wartime Japanese military brothels, attend a meeting in Seoul on Nov. 17, 2017, to promote documents related to such women to be nominated on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

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S. Korea envoy to discuss "comfort women" deal in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - Moon Hee Sang, a special envoy dispatched by South Korea's newly elected President Moon Jae In, meets with reporters after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 17, 2017. Prior to his departure from Seoul, Moon said he will convey to Japan his country's public opinion regarding a 2015 agreement on settling the "comfort women" issue.

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S. Korea mulls relocation of girl statue symbolizing comfort women

SEOUL, Dec. 26 Kyodo - File photo taken December 2011 shows a statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of "comfort women" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. It was reported on Dec. 26, 2015, South Korea is considering relocating it if Tokyo offers conditions acceptable to Seoul in talks to settle the long-standing row.