Japan has refused to apologize for forcing the women into sexual servitude, claiming the women were voluntary prostitutes.
They saw the men as protectors and invested heavily in the romantic idea of men fighting to defend the honor of their country, family, and way of life.
In Truth Be Told, Harris provides additional documentation based on hundreds of in-person interviews.
Nearly two years go by before Timothy Gerber, the man she met on that dating website, tried to reconnect with her through text.