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Wednesday demonstration ((朝鮮語:수요 집회)) is a weekly protest aimed at obtaining justice from the Japanese Government regarding the large scale sexual slavery system established under Imperial Japan rule during World War II (its victims are also known under the euphemism "Comfort women"). == Background == The weekly meeting, officially named Wednesday Demonstration demanding Japan to redress the Comfort Women problems ((朝鮮語:일본군 위안부 문제 해결을 위한 정기 수요시위)), is held on every Wednesday at noon in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul, South Korea, in the presence of surviving victims.〔https://www.womenandwar.net/contents/general/general.nx?page_str_menu=2201 Retrieved November 3, 2015〕 The first demonstration was held on January 8, 1992, for the visit of then Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, and the 1,000th on December 14, 2011.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Weekly 'comfort women' protest at Japan Embassy in Seoul in its 22nd year )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Okano Yayo, "Toward Resolution of the Comfort Women Issue—The 1000th Wednesday Protest in Seoul and Japanese Intransigence 慰安婦問題解決へ向けて−−ソウルにおける１０００回目の水曜抗議集会と日本の非妥協性" )〕 The weekly protests are led by the The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, commonly referred to as the Korean Council.〔 Their objective in protesting is "the restoration of dignity and human rights of ‘comfort women.’"〔 The Korean Council's overall objectives in fully resolving the war crimes are these:〔 # Acknowledge the war crime. # Reveal the truth in its entirety about the crimes of military sexual slavery. # Make an official apology. # Make legal reparations. # Punish those responsible for the war crime. # Accurately record the crime in history textbooks. # Erect a memorial for the victims of military sexual slavery and establish a historical museum. According to the Korean Council, the “Wednesday Demonstrations have turned into a place for solidarity between citizens and the victims, a living site for history education, a platform for peace and women’s human rights, bringing people together in solidarity beyond gender, age, borders, and ideologies.”〔 However, until Korea has considered the rights and dignity fully restored to the victims, they will keep protesting. The Wednesday demonstration was listed in March 2002 in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest rally on a single theme.〔 The only Wednesday protest the Korean Council and former comfort women have missed since 1992 was during the Kobe earthquake in 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Former 'Comfort Women' Hold 1,000th Protest at Japanese Embassy )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wednesday demonstration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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