The rape of nanking is well known but what isnt is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in korea indonesia and all over asia different estimates say between 20000 and 400000 women from all over asian were forced into prostitution to comfort the soldiers some survived to tell their stories the majority did not. Comfort women a history of japanese forced prostitution during the second world war one of the worst cases of sex slavery is from an unlikely place and time japanthe second world war different estimates say between 20000 and 400000 women from all over asian were forced into prostitution to comfort the soldiers. The rape of nanking is well known but what isnt is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in korea indonesia and all over asia different estimates say between 20000 and 400000 women from all over asian were forced into prostitution to comfort the soldiers some survived to tell their stories. One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern historyjapan during the second world war the rape of nanking is well known but what isnt is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in korea indonesia and all over asia different estimates. Comfort women were women and girls taken from occupied territories by japans imperial army during world war ii and used as sex slaves in what were called comfort stations their struggle didnt come to light until decades later