Nanjing Massacre and the Spiritual Structure of the Japanese

Author: (Japanese) Mitsuo Tsuda, translated by Cheng Guangqi and Liu Yan
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Why do ordinary Japanese family members, upright workers, and the average masses become so cruel when they put on military uniforms? This book goes beyond general historical analysis and simple criticism, delving into the spiritual structure of the Japanese people and the domestic conditions of Japan to dissect the causes of the Nanjing Massacre and its relationship with Japanese ideology and society, exploring the human roots of cruelty. The book is divided into two parts:
1. Describes the atrocities of the Nanjing Massacre, revealing that the root cause of the tragedy lies in the spiritual structure of the Japanese people, specifically imperialistic, ethnic nihilism, and the moral decay of the Japanese masses it fostered.
2. Exposes how, in the 50 years since Japan's defeat, militaristic politicians have spread lies, corporations have concealed the truth of the Nanjing Massacre, and continue to promote ethnic nihilism, resulting in the consequences—Japan's spiritual structure remains unchanged from the pre-war and wartime era, not only failing to be reformed but also witnessing the ongoing moral decline of the Japanese nation.