This article voluntarily excludes historical photographs of the survivors. This choice is twofold : first, to respect their dignity and protect their anonymity against ongoing social stigma; second, to highlight how the rarity and sterilization of official archives reflect a deliberate institutional effort to erase their history. After the Korean War (1950-1953), the establishment of US military bases in South Korean was built not only with concrete and weaponry but though th

The expression "comfort women" is a translation of the Japanese term ianfu (慰安婦). Behind this administrative euphemism lies one of the largest systems of institutionalized sexual slavery during the Showa era, primarily between 1932 and 1945. A state system : the logistics of exploitation Contrary to the idea that "comfort stations" (ianjo) were independent private enterprises, historical research demonstrates that they were an infrastructure overseen and regulated by the Japa

L'expression "femmes de réconfort" est la traduction du terme japonais ianfu (慰安婦). Derrière cet euphémisme administratif se dissimule l'un des plus vaste système d'esclavage sexuel institutionnalisé durant l'ère Showa, principalement entre 1932 et 1945. Un système d'Etat : la logistique de l'exploitation Contrairement à l'idée selon laquelle les "stations de réconfort" (ianjo) auraient été des entreprises privées indépendantes, les recherches historiques démontrent qu'il s'a