https://www.scmp.com/rss/518729/feed Dr Ming Gao is a research scholar of East Asia studies at Lund University. He works at the intersection of history, politics, and society, with a particular focus on gender and feminism. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ming Gao Ming Gao Japan’s embassy in Laos and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs have issued a rare and unusually direct advisory, warning Japanese men against “buying sex from children” in the Southeast Asian country. The move was prompted by Ayako Iwatake, a restaurant owner in Vientiane, who allegedly saw social media posts of Japanese men bragging about child prostitution. In response, she launched a petition calling for government action. The Japanese-language bulletin makes clear such conduct is prosecutable... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3320494/japans-child-sex-tourism-warning-long-overdue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3320494/japans-child-sex-tourism-warning-long-overdue?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:00:09 +0000 In April 1941, 16-year-old Zhao Runmei was raped by a group of Japanese soldiers invading China. Seconds ago, they had killed her foster parents in front of her. In an account published in a book, she said: “Right there, beside the bloody corpses, I was gangraped by them right away on the spot. Afterwards, I was taken as a ‘comfort woman’ to be raped every day.” The late Zhao is among 18 women whose families recently filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government in a court in Shanxi province.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3261865/justice-japan-chinas-first-comfort-women-lawsuit-faces-long-slog?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3261865/justice-japan-chinas-first-comfort-women-lawsuit-faces-long-slog?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 May 2024 21:30:11 +0000