Nanjing Massacre and the Spiritual Structure of the Japanese

Author: (Japanese) Michio Tsuda
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Why do ordinary Japanese family members, upright workers, and the common masses become so brutal 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. It explores the human roots of brutal behavior. The book is divided into two parts:
1. Describes the horrors of the Nanjing Massacre, revealing that the root cause was the spiritual structure of the Japanese people—specifically, imperialistic (), national nihilism, and the moral decay of the Japanese masses it fostered.
2. Exposes how, for over 50 years after Japan's defeat, militaristic politicians spread lies, businesses concealed the truth of the Nanjing Massacre, and continued to promote national 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 continued moral decline of the Japanese nation.