In February 1942, part of the ceiling of a mine shaft collapsed, flooding the mine and killing the 183 workers inside.

The group, which is committed to raising awareness about sex trafficking, organized the event to recognize and honor the ...

But in 1941, the World War II forced them to disband their campaign organizations and join the Patriotic Women’s Association, and, in 1942, the Greater Japan Women’s Association (membership ...

In the chaotic days at the end of World War II, Japanese remaining in the defeated empire’s mainland Asian territories faced brutal hardship. A documentary film unfolds the story of young women ...

Japan and South Korea agree to settle the issue of "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two, in their first such deal since 1965.

Ex-'comfort women' in South Korea and China describe abduction and rape by Japanese during Second World War.

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two will likely reflect his view that Japan's "comfort women" system ...

Japan will form a team to review the lead-up to a 1993 statement over its wartime use of sex slaves, its says, as an ex-PM urges against such a move.

AbstractThe Young Women’s Christian Organization’s work on behalf of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated in federal relocation camps during World War II was progressive in its vision ...