On February 14, Grandma Ouyang, a survivor of the Japanese Army’s “Comfort Women” system, passed away at her home in Pingjiang, Hunan Province, China, at the age of 97.

Grandma Ouyang was born in 1927. In October 1941, she was forcibly taken away by the Japanese Army as a “comfort woman” and suffered brutalization, resulting in a lifetime without children.

On February 27, Liu Nianzhen, a survivor of the Japanese Army’s “Comfort Women” system, passed away at the age of 107 in Yueyang County, Hunan Province, China.

In the autumn of 1944, Liu Nianzhen was captured by the Japanese Army and subjected to brutal abuse. She recalled that regardless of day or night, multiple Japanese soldiers would mistreat her. One night, seizing an opportunity during the Japanese soldiers’ lapse in vigilance, she managed to escape from the mountains and run back home. After her marriage, Liu Nianzhen was unable to bear children, and instead adopted a son from her brother. Her adopted son took care of her in her later years.