Aug 9,1997---Ryutaro Hashimoto

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Taiwan Tati Cultural
And Educational Foundation
B16F, No.3 Ta-Tun 2St.
Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
Aug 9, 1997.

Dear Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto,

I write the letter to you because of heartily respect to you and your government.

The women, all members of aboriginal tribes, were found through a comprehensive survey carried out by volunteers working for a local women's foundation.

More than 42 was confirmed "comfort women" still alive in Taiwan.The survey discovered that most of the aboriginal "comfort women" had been tricked into entering Japanese army camps near their home villages after they were told simply being drafted to perform routine cleaning chores and help wash soldier's laundry.

Most of the women were susceptible because their fathers or brothers had already been pressed into service with Japanese armed forces.

Most of aboriginal women were forced into slavery at military bases not far from their home villages. A few of them was raped and made pregnancy.

In the most cases, the women were forced to provide sexual services to several soldiers every night while Japanese police officers stood guard outside their compound.

After the World War II ended in 1945 comfort women lived today are afraid to step forward and confirm their identities. Most of them were living in depressed, greyish life.

That's a far away from the example set by the Federal Republic of Germany. Which despite a lack of direct links to its Nazi predecessor has earned widespread praise of openly apologizing for post German misdeeds and made efforts to make amends to victims of wartime atrocities.

If Tokyo isn't willing to offer a formal apology and a more reasonable amount of compensation to their unfortunate victims, then pressure from Asian region will have to be increased.

I hope Japanese government do face World War II atrocities that glorious success is yours.

 

 

Sincerely yours
Yang Hsu-Tung.
President of
Taiwan Tati Cultural
And Educational Foundation

 

 

 

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