There were also "comfort stations" in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, East Timor and other Japanese occupied territories. Additionally, hundreds of women in the ...

But women have always played indispensable roles in battle, even if they’ve been historically relegated to the sidelines—and the Vietnam War was no exception. From nurses to first ladies to ...

SAN ANTONIO – When it comes to watching the Vietnam conflict play out on television shows and movies, we rarely see how women served the United States Armed Forces during this time. It’s ...

A Seoul High Court ruling that orders Japan to compensate former “comfort women” will likely be ignored by Tokyo and probably won’t strain bilateral relations, Japanese officials said.

BEIJING--Bereaved family members of former wartime “comfort women” have for the first time filed a lawsuit in Chinese courts demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government.