Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts

The Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts (Dutch: 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 logo of the Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts.

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

References
  1. "De stichting Japanse Ereschulden - 'Geef ons íets, hoe weinig het ook is'". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. "Onderzoeksgids Oorlogsgetroffenen WO2 - Stichting Japanse Ereschulden". Oorlogsgetroffenen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. "Slachtoffers van oorlog met Japan voor rechtbank om vergoeding". Welingelichte Kringen (in Dutch). The Hague. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. "Japans geld voor 'troostmeisjes'". NRC (in Dutch). The Hague. 19 November 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. "Ook Nederlandse 'troostmeisjes' willen nu excuses". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. "Activiteiten" (in Dutch). Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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