[Photo] Arirang TV airs documentary on North Korea’s former comfort women

Arirang TV aired a documentary on North Korean victims of sexual slavery, referred to as the “comfort women,” under the Japanese military during colonial occupation, on Jan. 24. Korean-Japanese writer Kim Yeong, who has documented and researched former comfort women in North Korea for the past 18 years, and photographer Ahn Se-hong, who has devoted his work to comfort women issues throughout Asia for the past 20 years, contributed greatly to the documentary. There are currently 219 women who are registered under the North Korean government as former comfort women. (provided by Arirang TV)