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First published: February 1, 2026 - Last updated: February 1, 2026
TITLE INFORMATION
Author: W(ui) L(ing) Cheah
Title: Women on the Death Railway
Subtitle: A Microhistory of Victimization and Agency
Journal: Law and History Review
Volume: 43
Issue: 2: Archives of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones (Edited by Rosemary Byrne, Stephanie McCurry and Jane Ohlmeyer)
Year: May 2025 (Published online: September 16, 2025)
Pages: 301-316
pISSN: 0738-2480 -
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eISSN: 1939-9022 -
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Language: English
Keywords:
Modern History:
20th Century |
Asian History:
Burmese History,
Indian History,
Japanese History,
Thai History |
Prosecution:
Trials /
Singapore War Crimes Trials;
Cases:
Real Offenders /
Onodera Shoji;
Types:
Forced Prostitution /
"Comfort Women" System;
Types:
Wartime Sexual Violence /
Asia-Pacific War
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Author:
W.L. Cheah,
Faculty of Law,
National University of Singapore -
Personal Website,
Academia.edu,
Google Scholar,
ResearchGate
Abstract:
»In total, 75,000 to 250,000 Asian civilians died building the Thailand-Burma Death Railway under Japanese military orders during the Second World War. Among these were women whose experiences remain overlooked or marginalized in histories about the Death Railway. This microhistory of the Kudo Butai war crimes trial draws on recent scholarship on the relational and structural aspects of victimization and agency to study the sexual abuse and broader experiences of women on the railway. It focuses on the experiences, strategic acts, and survival choices of the following women who appear in trial records: the nineteen-year-old orphan sexually tortured to death, “Siamese lady friends” of some defendants, and the Chinese dresser’s wife who helped POWs. By identifying the relational and structural conditions contributing to sexual violence on the railway, this study demonstrates that the overwhelming experience of women under Japanese military occupation was one of the widespread vulnerability to sexual violence.«
(Source: Law and History Review)
Contents:
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Abstract (p. 301) |
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Microhistorical Methods: Reconstructing the Lives of Women on the Death Railway (p. 303) |
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The Kudo Butai Trial: Sexual Violence on the Death Railway (p. 306) |
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The Nineteen-Year-Old Orphan: Factors Contributing to the Victimization of Women on the Death Railway (p. 308) |
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“Siamese lady friends”: A Critical Look at Sexual Relations on the Railway (p. 310) |
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The Chinese Dresser’s Wife: Acts of Aiding on the Railway (p. 311) |
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Conclusion (p. 314) |
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Acknowledgements (p. 316) |
Wikipedia:
History of Asia:
History of Burma /
Japanese occupation of Burma |
History of Asia:
History of India /
British Raj |
History of Asia:
History of Japan /
Shōwa era |
History of Asia:
History of Thailand /
History of Thailand (1932–1973),
Japanese invasion of Thailand |
Court:
International courts and tribunals |
Rail transport:
Burma Railway |
Prostitution:
Forced prostitution /
Comfort women |
Sex and the law:
Wartime sexual violence /
Sexual violence in World War II |
War:
Pacific War /
Japanese war crimes
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