Suspension of receiving interviews

Since the opening of the museum in 2005 to the present, we have accepted numerous interviews from students, researchers and journalists in Japan and abroad. Recently, we have received an increasing number of interviews that are not directly related to the Japan’s military “comfort women” or WAM’s projects, to which we have had to decline. Also during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, we received more online interviews and email questions. We have spent a great deal of time writing replies when we have had to decline. However, we rarely receive replies to these.

In addition to the museum’s regular operations, WAM carries out a variety of activities: we provide information through our website, including the map of Japanese military comfort stations. We also hold seminars and publish books and catalogues. These activities are mainly made possible by membership fees from supporters, but what we can do with two staff members plus helpers is limited.

We apologize to those of you who have contacted us in good faith, but we have decided that we will not be accepting any interviews for the time being, regardless of content. We will be expanding our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for general questions, so please let us know if you have any requests.

It has been 9 years since we announced that we would focus on the records and archives projects in 2015 so that the Japanese military sexual slavery system would not be erased from the history of Japan.

In these years, there have been various political events and incidents, and we are finally at a critical point to see if we can preserve the records and make them available for future generations.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Women’s Active Museum on War and Peace(WAM)