Comments on: LA Times Features Korean World War II Comfort Women

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:20:07 +0000

I am quite shocked at the stupidity of NB’s post. He said that hte Korean sex slaves knew what they were getting into? Hello idiot. Some of them were captured by japaense soldiers while they were collecting water at rivers or walking alone in the countryside. I am very appalled at your comment that seems to brush aside japan’s past war crimes, and something that their right-wing nazi-like government still has no regret or remorse for carrying out. Heck, their politicians STILL visit the yasukuni shrine up to this day. At least Germany took the moral route and apologized and even fully compensated Jews for the holocaust.

By: megan

megan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:10:44 +0000

that is sad that people could do harsh thing and still eat and sleep but they can't admit what they done and say sorry there is really something worng with the world.

By: LORDOFE2

LORDOFE2 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:15:53 +0000

Paid hookers. The Japs said sorry. Problem solved.

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:42:38 +0000

It is a tragedy that there are women no matter where and how old that were taken against their will to provide comfort which is a rather kind word for prostitution with soldiers irregardless of whether they were forced or not. No woman should be degraded in that fashion especially young girls of 14 or 15. It makes no difference whether they are oriental or caucasan or black or red. The Japanese government owes these women an apology, in writing, compensation is another issue, these women should at least be acknowledged.

By: matt foresta

matt foresta — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:57:29 +0000

man that ampotan blog sucks he's a revisionist I wouldn't post that here gi korea two low for your blogs standards.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:37:16 +0000

In another 10 years they will die off and everyone will label them as willing hookers and whores who made lots of money and who fooled and seduced innocent Japanese soldiers. Since we're half way there in rewriting history, the project will complete in 10 years.

By: nb

nb — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:36:23 +0000

I think that the vast majority of these women knew what the were getting into (prostitution), but didnt know it would be so bad. How many prostitutes are there in Korea today? Enough that more is spent on having sex with them than on defense of the nation.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:23:28 +0000

It doesn't matter if they are alive or not this issue will not go away as long as it has political legs. That is why I make the recommendation I do for the Japanese because by then becoming a champion of NK human rights, not only are the helping the modern day comfort women, but the political demagogues in SK and China would no longer receive political benefit from Japan bashing over this issue. They would just have to stick to Dokdo bashing instead.

By: guitard

guitard — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:12:13 +0000

?However, I think national pride is going to win out on each side and ten years from now we will still be discussing the comfort women issue even if Japan has made ten more apologies in that timeframe.

In another ten years, the vast majority of those who are still alive today will have passed away. The issue will literally lose its voice when the last one dies.