Out exit 6 of Hansung University subway is yet another "comfort woman" statue. Although many such statues exist around Korea and in many foreign countries, I was unaware that a second existed in Seoul.
The red dots show where monuments and shrines for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery are (as of 2015). So the 'comfort woman' statue in front of the Japanese embassy is just an example of the sentiment throughout the entire South Korean peninsula about the need for recognition to the problem and the need for a formal apology from Japan for their heinous war crime(s). Picture taken at the House of Sharing, a home dedicated to care for the grandmothers euphemistically called former 'comfort women'. SOURCE
This particular statue was erected October 28, 2015 by Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia, and the corresponding dedication on the plaque says:
Korea China Comfort Women Statues for Peace
This Korean-Chinese "Comfort Women" Memorial is dedicated to the more than 200,000 young women from Korea, China and Southeastern Asian countries who suffered severe sexual slavery from Japanese soldiers during WWII.
In pursuit of world peace, these crimes against humanity should never be forgotten and never be repeated.
I took these pictures in April, and passing by the perpetually innocent-looking pair today, I was not surprised to see that someone had thoughtfully removed the warming scarves to keep the spring chill away and replaced the scarves with daisy-chain flowers.
For more specific information on the "comfort women", read:
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