本文為日本政府發動太平洋戰爭期間所實施強迫性慰安婦（Comfort Women）軍妓性奴隸制度做了歷史見證。此份田野調查報告於1992年6月5日于臺灣臺北召開記者會首次公開發表，並於1992年8月10曰于韓國漢城首次召開國際性「亞洲慰安婦會議」(挺身隊問題亞世亞連帶會議（Asian Conference for Solidarity on the Women Drafted for Sexua1 Services by Japan）中再次發表。本文有別於當時國際社會發表之單一個案報導或約粹人權呼喊文章，而以結構性方式全面呈現歷史事件面貌涵蓋：慰安婦基本資料、家庭與工作背景描述；被徵召事實描述包括被徵召方式、理由、受徵召年齡、關係人、地點、出入港口；慰安事描述包括慰安性質、地點、次數、時間、方式、對象、慰安所位置、種類、經營方式、當時慰安婦心理狀況、人身自由、慰安年限、結束慰安之因；目前社會心理生活狀況影響之描述包括婚姻、工作、生活型態、身體健康、社會適應、生命觀；對日本政府態度與申訴期待之描述等。對一個強力否認介入慰安婦軍妓制度之日本政府而言，除了慰安婦當事人親自出面直接提出控訴外，全面性的田野調查報告，更具歷史證據不可否認指證效果。筆者以親自做田野調查訪談臺籍慰安婦之歷史記錄當事人，與親自奮力促動三位慰安婦出面並為之召開記者會公開控訴日本政府之社會運動當事人之雙重身份，再次為太平洋戰爭亞洲慰安婦史實做了歷史見證。 This article discusses the issue of Taiwanese "comfort women"， the forced prostitution for Japanese military during World War II.Two major purposes of this study are: oto validate the life experience and its impact on these former comfort women; to advocate the rights of these women against Japanese's violation and deprivation of personal freedom. Thirteen former comfort women， predominantly in their late adulthood (average age as 73) were included in this study. The research project adopts oral history analysis to analyze data collected from structured interview(s). This article explores five dimensions related to this topic: (l) the background information of the comfort woman and her family， (2) facts regarding the recruitment for comfort women， (3) facts related to this coercive sexual slavery， (4) the psycho-sociai impact on these women， and finally， their major appeal against Japanese government. Research findings indicate hat these former comfort women shared similar family and vocational backgrounds. Contributes such as family in poverty， being an adopted daughter or an adopted daughter-in-law and work experience in hotels or bars are the common backgrounds of this population. The recruitment of Taiwanese comfort women was achieved primarily through concealing and compelling. Most of them were recruited in their early adulthood (aged from 18 to 25). An estimated number of this popularion is around 180 to 225. All of participants in this study were brought to provide sexual services overseas. Prsonal freedom was strictly limited in the service camp. The service frequency differs from 3 to more than 20 times a day; the maximum amount is 60. The duration of serving as a comfort woman ranges from 7 months to 6 years. These women were able to return home mainly because of the defeat of Japan at the end of World War II. Most women had experienced the feelings of fear， pain， worries， loneness， resistance， and submission to one's fate while serving as a prostitute in Japanese military. The major psychoraial impacts on this population include none-stable marriage， low social-economic status， primarily working in labor-intensive sectors， the fleeling of shame， anger and resentment. Fatalism is pervasive among this population. Additionally， incontraception is prevalent among the interviewees. A large number of these women request compensation from Japanese govemment. They claim supportive pension for daily living instead of compensatory money. The sample size has placed limitations on advanced analysis of this issue. The interactions of those 5 dimensions discussed here will rely on further studies in the frture.
