On the afternoon of the 14th, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province held the 13th annual memorial event for the victims of Japanese military comfort women at the cultural space Hanok House in Jeonju Hanok Village. About 60 people from women's organizations, civic groups, the Jeonbuk branch of the Independence Movement Association, and Jeonbuk Kyerehana attended the event to commemorate the suffering and courage of the victims.

The Memorial Day was designated as a national commemoration day in 2018 to honor August 14, the day when the late Kim Hak-soon first publicly testified about the Japanese military comfort women victims in 1991.

This memorial event, organized by the Jeonbuk Women's Organizations Federation, will continue from August 12 to 31. Under the theme of 'Justice, Women, Peace,' artworks including paintings, photographs, sculptures, videos by six female artists from Jeonbuk, as well as archival materials from the Justice Memory Solidarity, will be exhibited. Survivors' testimonial videos will also be screened. Free experiential programs such as making coin purses and solid perfumes will be offered every Wednesday.

Kim Jung, the head of the Women and Family Department of Jeonbuk Province, expressed hope that "this event will serve as an opportunity to remember the courage and solidarity of the victims and to pass on their values to the present and the future."