The YWCAs of Japan and Korea have issued a statement
demanding the Japanese Government to fulfill its responsibility
to apologize and compensate for the crimes of wartime military
sexual slaverly and bring those responsible to justice.
YWCA（Young Women’s Christian Association）is an international NGO where, upon a Christian foundation, women from around the world exceed the barriers of language and cultures and work together to encourage women’s participation in society and to realize a peaceful world where human rights, health and environment is protected. The movement began in Great Britain in 1855, and nowadays, it works in more than 100 countries throughout the world. The YWCA of Japan works with 24 local YWCAs and 37 junior and senior high-school YWCAs, and holds ESOSOC consultative status since 2019.
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