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Wainem, b. 1925, Mojogedang, Central Java. Wainem was taken from home and forced into prostitution, first in Solo for a year and then for two years in Yogyakarta. During the day in a warehouse, she had to weave mats with other women and cook her own food. Sometimes she was raped right then and th...

Wainem, b. 1925, Mojogedang, Central Java. Wainem was taken from home and forced into prostitution, first in Solo for a year and then for two years in Yogyakarta. During the day in a warehouse, she had to weave mats with other women and cook her own food. Sometimes she was raped right then and th...

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Comfort Women Wainem, b. 1925, Mojogedang, Central Java. Wainem was taken from home and forced into prostitution, first in Solo for a year and then for two years in Yogyakarta. During the day in a warehouse, she had to weave mats with other women and cook her own food. Sometimes she was raped right then and th... Jan Banning Japanese Propaganda Poster, WWII (Source: NIOD/KB, NL). "Prevention of espionage week, March 1 - March 7. Stick to the five civilian rules for the prevention of espionage." © Jan Banning Comfort Women Paini, b. 1930, Getasan, Central Java.? From age 13, Paini performed forced labor at a local barracks. First she had to gather food with a group of servicemen in the surrounding villages, later she dug ditches and worked in the kitchen. In the evening, after work, she was taken from home to the b... Comfort Women Iyoh, b. 1924, Baros, West Java. ?Iyoh worked as a cleaning lady in a Japanese household. A member of the Japanese military, who was a steady visitor there, regularly assaulted the female personnel. He entered Iyoh's room regularly, too, and raped her so brutally that she sustained internal injur... Comfort Women Umi, b. 1930, Sukabumi, West Java. ?Umi was 13 when two of her sisters were taken to a brothel by Japanese soldiers. She, too, was taken there after a few months. Her two sisters were abused for five months, until that became impossible because of internal injuries. "My sisters were very pretty. ... Jan Banning Japanese Propaganda Poster, WWII (Source: NIOD/KB, NL). Japanese propaganda aimed at the United States. © Jan Banning Comfort Women Sanikem, b. 1926, Semanu, Yogyarkarta?. Immediately after her marriage, Sanikem was picked up from the side of the road by Japanese servicemen, taken to a tent camp in the city and raped on a daily basis for months. During the day, she had to help in the soup kitchen cleaning vegetables. After wo... Comfort Women Ronasih, b. 1931, Serang, West Java. ?As a 13-year-old girl, Ronashi was picked up on her way home from school by a soldier nicknamed "Sideburns" and locked up in nearby barracks. There she was raped systematically for three months by Sideburns and his pal. Her father visited the barracks several... Comfort Women Japanese Propaganda Poster, WWII (Source: NIOD/KB, NL). "Shochiku special edition: The Heroic Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi.".(Shochiku is the name of a film production company). © Jan Banning Comfort Women Aminah, b. 1929, Baros, West Java. ?As a 14-year-old girl, Aminah was forced into prostitution by a group of Japanese servicemen in charge of an ammunition factory where she worked. After work, she regularly was driven in a jeep to a hotel in the city and forced to have sex with several men. "I w... Jan Banning Emah, b. 1926, Kuningan, West Java. ?Emah was taken from home and for three years forced into prostitution in two different barracks brothels in Chimahi. She received the Japanese name Miyako and daily had to service at least ten men, common soldiers and officers. In the office where the servicem... Comfort Women Japanese Propaganda Poster, WWII (Source: NIOD/KB, NL). "Defeat for sure. Our inattention gives the enemy a clear shot." © Jan Banning