Issues regarding History
Written Answer to the Second Question Submitted by Ms. Sanae Takaichi, Member of the House of Representatives, on References to the “Comfort Women” Issue in Textbooks (excerpt)
Regarding II-2:
The study on the issue of so called wartime comfort women conducted by the Government of Japan could not confirm any accounts in the documents identified, which would directly indicate that comfort women were forcefully taken away by military or government authorities. On the other hand, the study also referred to other materials, including the contents of various collections of testimonies as well as results of testimony hearings of former comfort women in the Republic of Korea. The content of the Government study’s findings are a result of a comprehensive consideration over those sources.
The Government study’s findings are a compilation of all of the findings from the study which the Government made every effort to carry out faithfully. Therefore the Government considers that there is no reason at this time to revise the content of the Government study’s findings.