Scholars Network

The Research Center for Chinese "Comfort Women" Issues at Shanghai Normal University

The Research Center for Chinese “Comfort Women” Issues is a leading academic institution in the field, affiliated with Shanghai Normal University. It conducts survivor registration, oral history collection, and public education on the history of the “comfort women” system.

Su Zhiliang's Team: Tracing 358 Survivors over Three Decades

Since 1991, Professor Su Zhiliang and his team at Shanghai Normal University have conducted field investigations to document survivors of Japan’s wartime “comfort women” system in China. Their three decades of work have confirmed 358 survivors on the Chinese mainland, forming a vital empirical foundation for historical research.

The Complete History of "Comfort Women": A Scholarly Synthesis of Thirty-Three Years of Investigation

Published in August 2025 as a state publishing fund project, this comprehensive work presents the findings of thirty-three years of field investigation by a team led by scholars at Shanghai Normal University. It is a key academic reference on the history of Japan’s wartime “comfort women” system.

Rights of the Study on Japan's "Comfort Women" Exported to Multiple Countries

According to public reports, the oral history research monograph on Japan’s “comfort women” has had its publication rights exported to multiple countries. The export expands international access to Chinese scholarship on the issue.

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Two Decades of Oral History Collection at the Shanghai Normal University Center

The Research Center for Chinese “Comfort Women” Issues has conducted oral history collection for over twenty years, preserving first-hand testimonies from survivors. This foundational work supports academic research and public memory of the “comfort women” system.

Chu Te-lan of Academia Sinica: Research on Taiwanese "Comfort Women"

Chu Te-lan, a researcher at the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences of Academia Sinica in Taiwan, has long studied Taiwanese victims of the “comfort women” system. Her published work includes studies and survey records on this subject. This entry lists only her public academic positions and achievements.

A Review of Japanese Scholarship on the "Comfort Women" Issue

This review surveys Japanese academic research on the “comfort women” system, mapping the development of domestic scholarship and its principal topics. It serves as a reference for researchers studying the issue from a Japanese perspective.

CIIS Research on Thirty Years of Historical Memory since the Kono Statement

The China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) has published research reviewing the international understanding of the “comfort women” issue thirty years after the Kono Statement. The study examines how the issue has been framed in international discourse and memory.

Chinese and South Korean Experts Publish Joint Register of "Comfort Women"

Chinese and South Korean experts have jointly published a register documenting victims of Japan’s wartime “comfort women” system. The register provides systematic basic data for research on the victims and their experiences.

Nanjing Lijixiang International Academic Symposium on "Comfort Women" Issues

The Nanjing Lijixiang symposium brings together scholars from China, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and other countries to discuss research on the “comfort women” system. Nearly thirty experts attended the 2026 session, continuing a series of exchanges that began in 2017.