Japan created a state-administered system of licensed prostitutions and within itself and its col... more Japan created a state-administered system of licensed prostitutions and within itself and its colonies. The “Comfort Women” (Jugun Ianfu) system had been drafted over 200,000 Asian women into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during the Pacific War. They were from Japan, South-Korea, China, Taiwan, The Philippines, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Timor Leste and Indonesia.
In Indonesia, there are around 22,000 former Jugun Ianfu as reported Ex-Heiho Forum, and, 1,156 as reported by Legal Aid Institute – Yogyakarta. This does not include unreported cases because some former Jugun Ianfu are ashamed or passed away. Hence, many of the survivors have been faced with new forms of violence. The wounds of Japanese colonialism and war still fester in several nations in East and Southeast Asia. Particularly, in Indonesia, the plight of Jugun Ianfu has come to symbolize imperial Japan’s war crimes.
In general, attitudes regarding the proper place of the Jugun Ianfu in the social landscape both nationally and internationally have not changed significantly. Today, these Jugun Ianfu survivors, who are now in their late eighties and nineties, still live with terrifying memories of their captivity and sexual enslavement. Many suffer from irreparable psychological and physical wounds.
This paper examines the Japan colonialism over the Jugun Ianfu system In Indonesia and attempts to analyze how Jugun Ianfu testimony and history relevant to Indonesian politics situation nowadays. The objectives of the paper are not only as a reminder of the history, but also a wake-up call for the public and Indonesian government to address the problems of the past human rights violation.
Japan created a state-administered system of licensed prostitutions and within itself and its col... more Japan created a state-administered system of licensed prostitutions and within itself and its colonies. The “Comfort Women” (Jugun Ianfu) system had been drafted over 200,000 Asian women into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during the Pacific War. They were from Japan, South-Korea, China, Taiwan, The Philippines, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Timor Leste and Indonesia.
In Indonesia, there are around 22,000 former Jugun Ianfu as reported Ex-Heiho Forum, and, 1,156 as reported by Legal Aid Institute – Yogyakarta. This does not include unreported cases because some former Jugun Ianfu are ashamed or passed away. Hence, many of the survivors have been faced with new forms of violence. The wounds of Japanese colonialism and war still fester in several nations in East and Southeast Asia. Particularly, in Indonesia, the plight of Jugun Ianfu has come to symbolize imperial Japan’s war crimes.
In general, attitudes regarding the proper place of the Jugun Ianfu in the social landscape both nationally and internationally have not changed significantly. Today, these Jugun Ianfu survivors, who are now in their late eighties and nineties, still live with terrifying memories of their captivity and sexual enslavement. Many suffer from irreparable psychological and physical wounds.
This paper examines the Japan colonialism over the Jugun Ianfu system In Indonesia and attempts to analyze how Jugun Ianfu testimony and history relevant to Indonesian politics situation nowadays. The objectives of the paper are not only as a reminder of the history, but also a wake-up call for the public and Indonesian government to address the problems of the past human rights violation.
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In Indonesia, there are around 22,000 former Jugun Ianfu as reported Ex-Heiho Forum, and, 1,156 as reported by Legal Aid Institute – Yogyakarta. This does not include unreported cases because some former Jugun Ianfu are ashamed or passed away. Hence, many of the survivors have been faced with new forms of violence. The wounds of Japanese colonialism and war still fester in several nations in East and Southeast Asia. Particularly, in Indonesia, the plight of Jugun Ianfu has come to symbolize imperial Japan’s war crimes.
In general, attitudes regarding the proper place of the Jugun Ianfu in the social landscape both nationally and internationally have not changed significantly. Today, these Jugun Ianfu survivors, who are now in their late eighties and nineties, still live with terrifying memories of their captivity and sexual enslavement. Many suffer from irreparable psychological and physical wounds.
This paper examines the Japan colonialism over the Jugun Ianfu system In Indonesia and attempts to analyze how Jugun Ianfu testimony and history relevant to Indonesian politics situation nowadays. The objectives of the paper are not only as a reminder of the history, but also a wake-up call for the public and Indonesian government to address the problems of the past human rights violation.
In Indonesia, there are around 22,000 former Jugun Ianfu as reported Ex-Heiho Forum, and, 1,156 as reported by Legal Aid Institute – Yogyakarta. This does not include unreported cases because some former Jugun Ianfu are ashamed or passed away. Hence, many of the survivors have been faced with new forms of violence. The wounds of Japanese colonialism and war still fester in several nations in East and Southeast Asia. Particularly, in Indonesia, the plight of Jugun Ianfu has come to symbolize imperial Japan’s war crimes.
In general, attitudes regarding the proper place of the Jugun Ianfu in the social landscape both nationally and internationally have not changed significantly. Today, these Jugun Ianfu survivors, who are now in their late eighties and nineties, still live with terrifying memories of their captivity and sexual enslavement. Many suffer from irreparable psychological and physical wounds.
This paper examines the Japan colonialism over the Jugun Ianfu system In Indonesia and attempts to analyze how Jugun Ianfu testimony and history relevant to Indonesian politics situation nowadays. The objectives of the paper are not only as a reminder of the history, but also a wake-up call for the public and Indonesian government to address the problems of the past human rights violation.