Former Comfort Woman Victim Passes Away... Minister Jeong Young-ae Expresses Condolences

Grandmother Yoon Mo Passes Away, 14 Survivors Remain
Minister Jeong Young-ae "Promoting Restoration of Victims' Honor and Dignity"

The Network of Support Organizations for Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery held a press conference on April 12 in front of the former Japanese Embassy on Pyeonghwa-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, demanding a just ruling in the lawsuit for damages against the Japanese government filed on April 21. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Yoon, a grandmother who was a victim of the Japanese military sexual slavery, passed away on the 2nd. The number of surviving victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery has decreased to 14.

According to the Justice and Memory Foundation on the 3rd, Grandmother Yoon was born in 1929 in Chungcheongbuk-do and was taken to Japan after resisting when Japanese soldiers driving a truck came to her house and assaulted her grandfather in 1941, when she was 13 years old.

Grandmother Yoon worked for about three years at a spinning company in Shimonoseki, Japan, before being taken to Hiroshima, where she suffered as a sex slave of the Japanese military. After liberation, she returned to Busan and registered as a victim of the Japanese military sexual slavery with the government in 1993. Since then, she has been active in efforts to resolve the issue, including overseas testimonies and participation in Wednesday demonstrations.

The Justice and Memory Foundation announced that the funeral will be held privately according to the wishes of the grandmother and her family.

On the same day, Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, expressed her condolences in writing. Minister Jeong said, "I am deeply saddened to see another victim of the Japanese military sexual slavery pass away," and added, "I hope the grandmother now finds peaceful rest."

Minister Jeong also stated, "We will strengthen policy support so that the victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery can live healthy and comfortable lives in their old age, and actively promote projects to restore the honor and dignity of the victims."

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