Rare document shows how Japan facilitated sexual services to occupiers

A rare official police document detailing conditions for the establishment of "comfort facilities" to provide sexual services to occupying Allied soldiers after Japan's defeat in World War II has been found in Niigata Prefecture.The document, drawn up by the Tsugawa police station between fiscal 1945 and 1946, set rules for recruiting and managing women, prohibiting the employment of those under 17 or married and imposing hygiene requirements.While it has been known that the now-defunct Home Ministry ordered police nationwide to set up such facilities, experts say this marks the first time …READ FULL ARTICLE