The Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts (Dutch language: Stichting Japanse Ereschulden ) is an independent interest group in the Netherlands for those who incurred physical, mental or other damages inside and outside internment camps during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) during World War II.[1]
The foundation was created on 4 April 1990[2] by former Burma Railway forced laborer Kees Stolk to demand recognition, apologies and final reparations from both Japan and the Netherlands. It received 76,000 damage claims. That same year, Japan rejected the claims on the basis of the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco and the 1956 Yoshida–Stikker Agreement between Japanese prime minister Shigeru Yoshida and Dutch foreign minister Dirk Stikker. According to the Japanese, the Dutch state bought off the rights of the victims, so any political and financial compensation had to be between the foundation and the Netherlands.[3]
The Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts also advocates for recognition of and reparations for Dutch comfort women.[4][5]
The foundation organizes monthly demonstrations at the Embassy of Japan in The Hague.[6]
See also[]
- Japan–Netherlands relations
- Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
- Japanese war crimes
- Comfort women
References[]
- ↑ "De stichting Japanse Ereschulden - 'Geef ons íets, hoe weinig het ook is'" (in nl). BN DeStem. 16 June 2011. https://www.bndestem.nl/roosendaal/de-stichting-japanse-ereschulden-geef-ons-iets-hoe-weinig-het-ook-is~afb83a1e/.
- ↑ "Onderzoeksgids Oorlogsgetroffenen WO2 - Stichting Japanse Ereschulden" (in nl). http://www.oorlogsgetroffenen.nl/archiefvormer/Stichting_Japanse_Ereschulden.
- ↑ "Slachtoffers van oorlog met Japan voor rechtbank om vergoeding" (in nl). Welingelichte Kringen. The Hague. 24 January 2022. https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/anp/slachtoffers-van-oorlog-met-japan-voor-rechtbank-om-vergoeding.
- ↑ "Japans geld voor 'troostmeisjes'" (in nl). NRC. The Hague. 19 November 1997. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1997/11/19/japans-geld-voor-troostmeisjes-7376342-a1189295.
- ↑ "Ook Nederlandse 'troostmeisjes' willen nu excuses" (in nl). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 28 December 2015. https://nos.nl/artikel/2077527-ook-nederlandse-troostmeisjes-willen-nu-excuses.
- ↑ "Activiteiten" (in nl). Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts. https://www.japanse-ereschulden.nl/activiteiten-2/.
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