財団法人女性のためのアジア平和国民基金 | |
 Title page logo of the 1997 pamphlet of the Asian Women's Fund | |
| Formation | June 19, 1995 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bunbei Hara |
| Dissolved | March 31, 2007 |
| Website | https://awf.or.jp/ |
Formerly called | Asian Peace and Friendship Fund for Women |
The Asian Women's Fund (財団法人女性のためのアジア平和国民基金, zaidan hojin josei-no tame no Ajia heiwa kokumin kikin), also abbreviated to アジア女性基金 in Japanese, was a fund set up by the Japanese government in 1994 to distribute monetary compensation to comfort women in South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Indonesia.[1] Approximately ¥600 million ($5 million) was donated by the people of Japan and a total of ¥4.8 billion ($40 million) was provided by the Government of Japan.[2][3] Each survivor was provided with a signed apology from the prime minister, stating "As Prime Minister of Japan, I thus extend anew my most sincere apologies and remorse to all the women who underwent immeasurable and painful experiences and suffered incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women."[4] The fund was dissolved on March 31, 2007.[5]
- ^ Asian Women's Fund Online Museum Establishment of the AW Fund, and the basic nature of its projects Retrieved on August 17, 2012
- ^ "History Issues Q&A, Q5: What is the view of the Government of Japan concerning the comfort women issue?". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
- ^ $1 = ¥120 assumed
- ^ Japan Focus The Comfort Women, the Asian Women’s Fund and the Digital Museum February 1, 2008 Retrieved on August 16, 2012
- ^ Asian Women's Fund Online Museum Closing of the Asian Women's Fund Retrieved on August 17, 2012