Perempuan di Bawah Terik Mentari: Jugun Ianfu pada Masa Pendudukan Jepang di Indonesia 1942-1945

Abstract

This study aims to analyze when the Japanese controlled Indonesia around 1942-1945 by using indigenous women to serve as Jugun Ianfu. The research method used in this research is the historical method. The results of this study there are two factors that cause the process of fairness in the application of Jugun Ianfu in Indonesia. The first factor of Japanese Women's Culture at that time being a Jugun Ianfu (satisfied woman) was considered a noble thing because at that time all elements in Japan had to contribute to the victory of the Greater Asia War. Japan changed the names of indigenous women who became Jugun Ianfu to the names of Japanese people so as not to violate the culture or norms that existed in Indonesia. The law of war allowed the colonial state to take advantage of everything in the colonized country, therefore Japan took advantage by recruiting indigenous women, especially girls to become Jugun Ianfu.