Behind The Comfort Women Controversy: How Lies Became Truth

Abstract

THE TRUTH ABOUT COMFORT WOMEN
Abstract
The comfort women controversy erupted in the 1990s when Japanese military authorities were
accused of having abducted or otherwise coerced women into becoming “sex slaves.” Since then,
a great deal of research has been done on the subject, all of which indicates that the accusations
are false.
But the flames of the controversy were reignited, this time in the United States. July 30, 2007
marks an inexplicable event: approval of a U.S. House of Representatives resolution condemning
Japan.
Who is behind these malicious campaigns, and what motivates them? And exactly what is at
the heart of the comfort women controversy?
The truth is at hand, thanks to Japan-Korea relations specialist Nishioka Tsutomu, who has
struggled with this controversy since its inception, and who answers these questions, once and
for all.