Comfort woman victim passes away, 55 remaining survivors

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Article: Lee Hyori prays for comfort woman victim to rest in peace after her passing

Source: TV Report via Naver

Grandmother Hwang Geum Ja, born in 1924, was captured off the streets at 13 years old and forced to work at a glass factory. Three years later, she was forced to work as a comfort woman for Japanese soldiers. After returning to Korea, she lived a solitary life in an apartment sponsored by the government. She collected empty bottles and recylable trash, which amounted to about $100,000 usd, all of which she donated to a scholarship. She left the remaining $30,000 usd or so she saved up to a scholarship organization.

Out of 234 comfort women recorded, her passing leaves 55 still surviving today.

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1. [+2,512, -18] Rest in peace. You suffered so much. I hope that you are in a better place in the sky.

2. [+1,744, -17] Rest in peace ㅜㅜ

3. [+1,567, -11] Please rest comfortably, rest in peace...

4. [+596, -9] My heart broke after hearing of your passing... and then I heard on another news of a Japanese saying that there are comfort women existing in any country... I wanted to kill him.

5. [+288, -4] Why isn't Japan apologizing for their crimes?

6. [+276, -5] Breaks my heart... that at such a young age, in a country she didn't even know, to think of all she had to go through...

7. [+236, -4] We all know the hardships you suffered when you did not have a country to protect you, we all know the hardships you suffered when your own country did not protect you... I bow my head and rest for your peace.

8. [+216, -4] Those who should be dead are alive so why... I hope you find no worries in the sky.

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