Paid Advertisement concerning “Comfort Women” Run in the Washington Post “Facts Are Our Only Weapon”
By SUGIYAMA Koichi, https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL02_1/33_S4.pdf
Abstract
Abstract: Paid Advertisement concerning“Comfort Women” Run in the Washington Post
“Facts Are Our Only Weapon”
The June 14 edition of the Washington Post carried a paid advertisement concerning the
comfort women, placed by Sugiyama Koichi and four members of the Committee for
the Dissemination of Historical Fact. The advertisement created a sensation, eliciting
positive as well as negative responses in the U.S.
Mr. Sugiyama wrote an essay, which appeared in the August 2006 opinion monthly
WiLL, explaining his reasons for undertaking this venture. He also describes the
resistance he encountered from the New York Times and the Washington Post during the
process of placing the advertisement.