
People lay photos of deceased “comfort women,” each accompanied by a bouquet of flowers, during a march in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 14, 2025, marking the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women.
The demonstrators, including members of the Filipino comfort women advocacy groups Lila Pilipina and Flowers for Lolas, as well as victims’ families, called on the Japanese government to issue a formal apology and provide compensation. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)

Members of Lila Pilipina, Flowers for Lolas, and families of victims march in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 14, 2025, to commemorate deceased “comfort women” and demand an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)

Protests poster featuring the removed “comfort women” memorial statue is displayed during a rally in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 14, 2025. The statue was installed in December 2017 at the same protest site but was dismantled just four months later under sustained pressure from Japan. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)

Demonstrators take part in a march in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 14, 2025, urging the Japanese government to acknowledge wartime atrocities against “comfort women,” apologize, and compensate surviving victims and their families. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)