In an effort to enhance their military capabilities and achieve victory in war, the Japanese used the power of the state to coerce women into military prostitution. They exploited women who happened to find themselves in relatively disadvantageous circumstances.
為了增強戰力，強拉他國的良家婦女充當隨軍軍妓，這是日本人藉著國家之力，為求勝目的，對相對弱勢婦女的剝削，也是慰安婦最受世人非議之處。