Washington International Law Journal Volume 8 Number 1 1-1-1999 The "Comfort Women" Case: Judgment of April 27, 1998, Shimonoseki Branch, Yamaguchi Prefectural Court, Japan Taihei Okada Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wilj Part of the Comparative and Foreign Law Commons, and the Law and Gender Commons Recommended Citation Taihei Okada, Translation, The "Comfort Women" Case: Judgment of April 27, 1998, Shimonoseki Branch, Yamaguchi Prefectural Court, Japan, 8 Pac. Rim L & Pol'y J. 63 (1999). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wilj/vol8/iss1/13 This Translation is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Reviews and Journals at UW Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington International Law Journal by an authorized editor of UW Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Copyright 0 1999 Pacific Rim Law & Policy Association THE "COMFORT WOMEN" CASE: JUDGMENT OF APRIL 27, 1998, SHIMONOSEKI BRANCH, YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURAL COURT, JAPANt Translated by Taihei Okada$ Abstract: The Court found in favor of three Korean "Comfort Women" plaintiffs awarding monetary damages from the Defendant Japan for failure to pass legislation redressing the acknowledged harm caused to the "Comfort Women." The Court dismissed demands for an official apology and the claims of forced female laborers. JUDGMENT' 2 This court hereby issues the following judgment on the Plaintiffs' 3 claim for an official apology and compensation for "Comfort Women and female Teishintai forced laborers from the city of Pusan, and an official apology and compensation for all female Teishintai forced laborers and "Comfort Women," based on proceedings in this court concluding September 29, 1997.