Japan established ianjo as 'comfort stations' to fulfill the sexual needs of its soldiers. Still, rapes committed by the Japanese soldiers were prevalent outside of ianjo.

Sukarno's cooperation with Japan inflicted unimaginable suffering. Romusha and ianfu, two dark sides of history that left painful memories behind.

Marrying a European woman was the dream of European immigrant men living in the Dutch East Indies. To tie the knot, women married gloves in place of the groom.

Interracial marriages in Batavia had produced generations of mixed-blood children, as well a unique tradition of naming children with reversed surnames.

Thousands of people who were considered as pro-Dutch fell victim to the tumultuous Indonesian revolution. Most of them were innocent children, women, and the elderly.

War always changes a person. In the name of revenge, many people turned into ruthless killing machines during the Indonesian war of independence.

People of Rengat witnessed the deadliest Dutch military operation in Sumatra. However, the record of the terror-stricken day disappears from both nations’ history.

More than a hundred thousand people died throughout the four years of Indonesian war of independence against the Netherlands. Most were innocent civilians.

After going bankrupt, Anthony van Diemen enlisted as a VOC soldier under an alias. He successfully became a governor-general of the VOC later on.

Kartosoewirjo, leader of the rebellious Darul Islam, was executed and buried on Ubi Island, one of Jakarta’s Thousand Islands, and not on Onrust Island as many people believed.