The Issue Of "Comfort Women" And Why It Still Remains Controversial

Name: Course: Professor: Date: Response essay The Japanese military sexual slavery commonly known as comfort women has been a controversial issue for several decades. The media lost interest in uncovering historical atrocities, especially in relation to Japans’ war compensation, the proposed resolution by the House of Representatives in the US and the recent remarks by the Japanese prime minister in response to the international concerns about the atrocities prove that the issue is yet to be resolved by the government. Hayashi, Hirofumi article titled, "Disputes in Japan over the Japanese Military "Comfort Women" System and its perception of history, reveals that the Japanese army and navy established the comfort system with the full knowledge of the government. The government made the decision to build, and the overall management of comfort stations. The many documentation about Unit 731 proves various atrocities by the Japanese government. Unit 731 was an operation orchestrated by the Japanese government between 1932 and 1945. American historians unearthed numerous evidence about misuse of humans in a blood-curdling experiment that was carried by the unit 731. Unit 731 is among the many atrocities by the Japanese government that was silently addressed. It was among the many war crimes the government was responsible for creating. The operation is one of the international debates on science and ethics that is yet to be resolved. The experiments tested lethal biological weapons to determine the ability of humans to survive was seen to be inhuman. Similarly, the issue of comfort women still remains controversial because the government has downplayed the accusation as the mass media often respond unfavorably. The Japanese government den...