"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

A statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels is on display on the first day of the two-day Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022.

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

Police officers patrol near the venue of the just-started four-day Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 25, 2022, to prevent a possible disruption of the event by protestors. Among the work to be displayed is a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothel.

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

A visitor (L) looks at a photo of a woman who was a so-called "comfort woman" forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels at the just-started four-day Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 25, 2022. Among the work to be displayed is a statue symbolizing "comfort women."

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

A visitor (R) sits next to a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels at the just-started four-day Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 25, 2022.

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

"Comfort women" statue at exhibition

A visitor takes picture of a statue symbolizing "comfort women" forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels at the just-started four-day Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 25, 2022.

"Comfort women" statue at Nagoya gallery

"Comfort women" statue at Nagoya gallery

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2022, at a gallery in the central Japan city of Nagoya shows a statue symbolizing "comfort women" who were forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels on display during a media preview for an exhibition titled "After 'Non-Freedom of Expression'" starting on Aug. 25.

"Comfort women" statue at Nagoya gallery

"Comfort women" statue at Nagoya gallery

A media preview for an exhibition titled "After 'Non-Freedom of Expression?'" is held on Aug. 24, 2022, at a gallery in the central Japan city of Nagoya a day ahead of its opening. Among the work to be displayed is a statue symbolizing "comfort women" who were forced to work in the Japanese military's wartime brothels.

Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition

Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition

A statue symbolizing "comfort women" who worked in Japan's wartime military brothels is shown to the media at the venue of the Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition in Kunitachi, western Tokyo, on April 2, 2022.