拙著『韓国の米軍慰安婦はなぜ生まれたか』の英文訳

　The Origins of the US Army's Korean Comfort Women ( HEART PRESS)　

By Choi Kilsung,

Professor at Dong-a University, Professor Emeritus at Hiroshima University

(2) Chapter 1 The Korean War As I Experienced It



Recently I had a one hour interview with ZDF German Television at my office.

I was amazed, that at the outset of the interview, the correspondent raised a question concerning the comfort women issue, “What do you think about the Japanese Army’s war crimes of rape and violence?”

I told him that the comfort women system had been introduced in order to prevent possible “rape and sexual violence.” I explained to him that the comfort women made their business as prostitute, earning a lot of money, so there was no “rape” to speak of.

I have once again realized how far the misconception about the comfort women has spread overseas.

This book was written by a Korean professor, who experienced the Korean War when he was ten years old. He lived in a village about 40 kilometers north of Seoul when the Korean War erupted. He encountered the goings-on of the liberators-to-be US-led UN Army. They perpetrated dreadful acts of sexual violence against women in the village. The only solution open the residents to solve this problem was to accept prostitution in the village.

The author stresses that this is the story of the US Army's comfort women, a story which neither Japan, Korea nor international society can ignore when discussing the comfort women problem. Based on his own experiences, the author discusses war, sex and prostitution from a wide range of viewpoints.

The contents of the book will be introduced chapter by chapter as a serial with this Newsletter. The first part is the Introduction and the Contents.



*Chapter 1

http://www.sdh-fact.com/CL/Chapter-1-US-Armys-Korean-comfort-women.pdf

*Author profile: http://www.sdh-fact.com/auther/choi-kilsung



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Note: Japanese names are rendered surname first in accordance with Japanese custom.

　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　～目次～

Introduction


1. The Korean War As I Experienced It

-The outbreak of the Korean War
-Under North Korean rule
-Return to South Korean rule
-The invasion of the Chinese Army
-The arrival of the UN Army
-Sexual violence by the UN Army
-Embracing prostitution

2. From Rape to Prostitution

-The "necessary evil" of prostitution
-The so-called "comfort women problem"
-Sexual violence by the US Army and Korea-American relations
-Sex and war

3. The Spread of Prostitution

-Widespread prostitution in South Korea
-Teahouses
-Listening to the waitresses' stories
-Seeking marriage

4. Sexual Mores and the Idea of Chastity in Korea

-Sexual mores and prostitution
-The root of Korea's traditional concept of sexual chastity
-The concept of sexual chastity in Korea
-Identity through sexual chastity
-The nationalism of sexual chastity

5. The Diary of the Manager of a Japanese Army Comfort Station

-A note on reading this book
-How the diary came to be published
-A diary never intended to be made public
-The format of the diary
-"They are loyal subjects"
-Life as a "reception clerk"
-Homesickness
-Logistics and comfort stations
-The truth about the comfort stations
-The truth about the comfort women
-Comfort stations under military administration
-To conclude

6. The Korean War and Changes in South Korean Society

-South Korean society in the aftermath of World War II
-Society after the Korean War
-Anti-communism and the military coup d'état
-Sexual torture and the pro-democracy movement
-The growth of Christianity in South Korea
-The modernization of South Korea and the "New Community Movement"
-A just war, or an unjust war?

Conclusion

Further Reading

焼身自殺

走行中の新幹線で焼身自殺をし、巻き込まれた一人が死亡、26人が重軽傷を負った事件が起きた。焼身とはもっとも苦痛な自殺方法なのに、なぜ彼がそれを走行中の新幹線で行ったのだろう。焼身自殺は展示性の強い自殺であり、韓国、チベット（写真）、インドなどにおいて民主化運動などで表れた現象である。林崎春生（71）は年金に不満を持っていたという。「新幹線焼身」は全世界に衝撃的なニュースとして報じられ、焼身目的は十分果たしているといえる。
　しかしこれは自殺でありながら他人を巻き込んで死傷者を出した殺人事件でもある。この極端な例に限らず「心中」などもそれに類するものである。心中は複数の自殺のようであるが、実は自殺と他殺が複合している。なぜ一緒に死にたいのか。私も若い時は自殺を考えたことがあった。中学生の時は地球が破滅するという噂を信じて恐れていたが、皆で死ぬという意味では安心感を持ったことを覚えている。今度の林崎容疑者は走行中の新幹線での焼身自殺によりかなり多くの人、あるいは衝突によりさらに大型事件になること、大勢の人と一緒に死ぬことを考えたかもしれない。それは私の中学生の時の知的レベルでの考え方であろう。皆で破滅を望む「千年王国」信仰など末世を願う信仰もある。深く考えてほしい。