There has been political tension in East Asia over Japan's avoidance of facing its history of imperial expansion and wartime atrocities. Peace museums have been battlefields for the debate on how to remember the war. One of the fiercest battles has been fought at the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace, known as the WAM, which focuses on the issue of “military comfort women,” those forced to offer sexual service to Japanese soldiers during the Asia–Pacific War. The WAM has been leading political activism against right-wing nationalists who deny the history of military sexual slavery. I examine museum activism at the WAM, delving into specific strategies for educating and politicizing visitors. I argue that it takes advantage of the museum's two roles as temple and forum. I also want to show that the WAM is collaborative in every aspect of museum creation and operation: finance, collections, archives, research, displays, and education.

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反对军事性奴役的博物馆行动主义

由于日本避免面对其帝国扩张和战时暴行的历史，东亚的政治局势一直紧张。和平博物馆一直是关于如何记住战争的争论的战场。最激烈的战斗之一发生在名为 WAM 的妇女活跃战争与和平博物馆，该博物馆专注于“军事慰安妇”问题，即那些在亚太战争期间被迫向日本士兵提供性服务的人. WAM 一直在领导反对否认军事性奴役历史的右翼民族主义者的政治激进主义。我研究了 WAM 的博物馆行动主义，深入研究了教育和政治化游客的具体策略。我认为它利用了博物馆作为寺庙和论坛的两个角色。