IntroductionWar is a devastating event in which a country is in a state of aggression and resentment. Although war impacts almost every civilian residing in this country, historically it is those from minority groups and lower social class who suffer the most. During the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Army was grappling with numerous cases of rape and the spread of venereal disease within its armed forces. In order to deal with these persistent problems, they came up with the idea of ​​inventing a system of comfort women. The system began with actual volunteer Japanese prostitutes, but later evolved into deception and kidnapping women to fit them into the system once the volunteers ran out. As the Pacific War continued, Japanese forces began to establish "comfort centers" in many other parts of Asia. By studying the Japanese comfort women system of World War II, it becomes clear who were the people who suffered the most. The Japanese armed forces were seeking one or more groups of women who were considered easy recruits into the comfort women system due to the many disadvantages associated with being a woman of a lower social class and/or a non-Japanese race during World War II. Second World War. Women of Lower Social Classes In Japanese culture, it was a common ideal to view women as incompetent to be heads of households (Yoshimi 200). Asian women were subject to discriminatory attitudes from men, which left them with virtually no opportunity to avoid a life in lower social classes. In 19th-century Japanese society, a single woman was not doubly associated with low-end occupations that offered very low wages (Yoshimi 70). The disadvantages associated with being a woman of low social stature have created an unfortunate history of prostitution in Japan...... middle of paper ......Solidarity and hope: a case study of the " comfort women.” " Harvard Journal of Human Rights 22 (2009): 63-319. Min, Pyong G. "Korean 'Comfort Women': The Intersection of Colonial Power, Gender, and Class." Gender & Society 17.6 (2003): 938-57. Print.Park, Kyeyoung. “JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND WORLD WAR II: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE: The Untold Experiences of Korean Women Under Japanese Rule.” (2000): 567-963 Piper, Nicola “International Marriage in Japan: Perspectives of “Race” and “Gender.” 4.3 (1997): 321-38. Bonnie BC Oh. Legacy of the Comfort Women of World War II Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe, 2001. Print. World War II New York: Columbia UP, 2000. Print..