Why chilling statues of women have appeared in buses in South Korea

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If you happen to hop on a bus in South Korea, you might just come across one of these female statues.

The statues are meant to pay tribute to “comfort women” — women in occupied countries who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels, during World War II.

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They were installed in five buses across Seoul, to commemorate international “comfort women” day, which fell on Monday.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 14: A Comfort Woman statue installed in a bus ahead of the 72nd Independence Day on August 14, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The statue was originally erected in 2011 in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and regarded as the symbol of the sex slaves forced to work by the Japanese Imperial Amry during the WWII. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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South Korea is still home to 37 comfort women, most of whom are in their 80s.

But why is this a big deal?

According to South Korean activists, there were an estimated 200,000 women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. Read more…

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