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South Korea: Onnine sites the lawmakers who prey upon the native women

Onnine, an online women’s organization in South Korea has personified Choi Yeon-hee, a former Grand National Party lawmaker, as the worst offender of the year since he gave some derogatory remarks about women. He caught hold of a female reporter from behind in a bar and tried to molest her sexually. However, Choi defended his [...]

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South Korea: Discrimination against women based on age and appearance

A survey in South Korea revealed that discrimination against women based on age and appearance is a common occurrence in the nation so the authorities have issued notification to the employers, which has been aimed to end the nuisance. Korea’s employment laws strictly prevent any type of discrimination, but some sub level ordinances state that [...]

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Historian documents Japan’s role in sex slavery

Japanese government’s claim that their military were not hand in glove with the running of brothels throughout Asia during World War II has been rebuffed by a historian. Yoshiaki Yoshimi, a history professor at Chuo University in Tokyo, cross checked the official documents from the 1930s in the Defense Agency’s library. And he discovered some [...]

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