In February 1992, Japanese parliamentarian Ito Hideko discovered in the library of the Japanese Defense Agency three telegrams connected with the recruitment of Taiwanese comfort women. This discovery triggered an urgent effort to determine the facts regarding the history of Taiwanese comfort women.
一九九二年二月，日本國會議員伊東秀子在日本防衛廳圖書館找到三通招募台灣慰安婦的電報，台籍慰安婦歷史的追索就此開端。