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(history) A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan.

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/pæn.pæn/

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(history) A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan.

Japanese Meaning

第二次世界大戦後の占領期、日本でアメリカ兵にサービスを提供した売春婦

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The historian wrote about a pan-pan who had become a controversial figure in accounts of postwar occupation life.

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歴史家は、戦後の占領期の生活に関する記述で物議を醸した、進駐軍相手の日本人娼婦について書いた。

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(history) A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan.

In his recent overview of occupied Japan, John Dower poignantly describes the "pan-pan girls" who offended conservatives with their willingness to trade sexual favors for the Americans' gifts and money.

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