Yoshimi Yoshiaki

Yoshiaki Yoshimi is a prominent Japanese historian and professor of modern history at Chuo University in Tokyo.

Born in 1946 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, he studied at the University of Tokyo.

Yoshimi is known for his expertise in Japan's wartime history and is a founding member of the Center for Research and Documentation on Japan's War Responsibility.

His work focuses on uncovering and documenting Japan's role in the comfort women system during World War II. Yoshimi's research has been instrumental in challenging the Japanese government's denial of involvement in sexual slavery and has contributed significantly to the historical understanding of this controversial issue.