Author: The 1st Company, 45th Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion
Date: April 3, 1942
File: Jinchu Nisshi [Frontlines Diary] of the 1st Company, 45th Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion
Locations: Surabaya (Indonesia)
Keywords: Installation
Annotation Source: Northeast Asian History Foundation
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ANNOTATION
This document describes matters that require attention with respect to the installation of comfort stations. It says that comfort stations should be located at the east of the 47th infantry regiment and the hourly rates should be 2 yen for officers, 1.5 yen for noncommissioned officers, and 1 yen for soldiers. The document also includes that these rates should be strictly followed. It mentions that the quantity of the “comfort women” is 40 and they are to be classified according to their level of sanitary condition. The document also includes the hours, rules and precautions of using the comfort stations.
Sources:
WAM Collection (Military_257)
Collection of the Asian Women’s Fund, Vol. 2, p. 385-388
#installation #management #supervision #Surabaya #Indonesia #rates
QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Explain the following words to your students before asking them to read the annotation:
- yen: Japanese currency
- precaution: a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenience from happening
After reading the annotation, please answer the following questions:
1. What kind of document is this?
2. Who wrote it?
3. What year was it created?
4. What was the historical context in East Asia during the time?
5. Where was it created?
6. What's the title of the document? What does the title tell you?
7. Who's the audience of the document?
8. Use one sentence to summarize this document.
9. Where should the comfort stations be located according to the document? What does that tell you?
10. Why were hourly rates different to different people?
11. How were the "comfort women" classified? Do you think their classification had something to do with the varied hourly rates?
12. The Japanese government has been claiming that it bears no legal or official responsibility for the "comfort women" victims. Based on this document, do you think the claim is defendable? Why or why not?
13. What other questions do you have for this document?
14. How/Where can you find the answers?
*Questions for Students section was designed by Jing Williams, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education at University of South Dakota.