A new fund is being set up in the United States to help 'comfort women' - the former sex slaves of Japanese soldiers during World War II.
An organiser of the fund - the Chinese Council for Victims of Military Sexual Slavery - has called on victims in China to get in touch to claim help.
Sulia Chan, also president of the New York-Based Chinese Alliance for Memorial and Justice, said the fund was aimed at providing monthly living assistance to the elderly victims and help with medical costs.
Ms Chan said the former women also needed legal advice to help seek apologies and reparation from Japan.
'They should know that they have the right to demand justice and compensation,' she said.
The fund, to be raised in the United States from July, will start by helping the 15 victims in China who have asked her group to take legal action against Japan.
The effort to assist the elderly war victims in China has been given a boost with the Chinese Government asking Japan to take responsibility for resolving the issue of sex slaves.
