TW: s*xual violence, r*pe
On this day, 5 August 1993, the Japanese government finally admitted that it forced women to work in military brothels from 1932-1945 (content note: this post contains mention of sexual violence). Up to 200,000 women and young girls, mostly from Korea and China, but with others from Japan, the Philippines and some European settlers in Dutch Indonesia were either abducted or tricked and sent to over 100 brothels, supposedly in an effort to prevent an occurrence of the mass rapes which took place during the Nanjing massacre. The United Nations estimates that 90% of the so-called "comfort women" died during World War II, but some survived and later were courageous enough to tell their stories, which was essential as Japanese officials destroyed much of their documentation. Others killed themselves due to the shame they felt. Despite admitting the sex slavery, many Japanese politicians and nationalists today try to deny that it ever took place. After Japan was defeated, Japanes