Japanese Military-run Brothels

A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on today, following Tokyo's pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during the war.

More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-run brothel in southern China.

A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on today, following Tokyo's pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during the war.

More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-run brothel in southern China.