- 著者
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早川 紀代
- 出版者
- 日本オーラル・ヒストリー学会
- 雑誌
- 日本オーラル・ヒストリー研究 (ISSN:18823033)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.7, pp.11-23, 2011-09-10 (Released:2018-12-10)
In this paper I intend to describe how a Japanese group has built a confidential relationship with women survivors in China, who have suffered from sexual violence committed by Japanese soldiers in the Japan-China War between 1937 to 1945. A Japanese group visited China and listened to the stories of women survivors in their villages from 1996, twice a year in average. The Group has realized that listening to the survivors implies that they mutually construct a confidential relationship with women survivors and that the Japanese are able to understand the reality and extent of the war damage Chinese have experienced. In addition, members of the group have always asked themselves why they have listened to the survivors. Thus, they have changed their methodology for research on history, etc.