Historical Evidence—Confessions of Japanese War Criminals for Their Atrocities in China

Author: Public Security Bureau Archives
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book selects the confessions of 119 out of 969 Japanese war criminals detained in the Fushun War Criminals Management Office in China. With their crimes and repentance as the main thread, its the atrocities committed by the brutal and frenzied Japanese invaders against the Chinese people, including burning, killing, plundering, and creating a once-in-a-generation catastrophe. Through the personal experiences of soldiers and officers of different ranks and positions from the former Japanese 39th, 59th, 63rd, 91st, 117th Divisions, the 731 Unit, the Kwantung Garrison, the Pseudom Judicial Department, the Kwantung Bureau, and the Pseudom Binjiang Province Police Department during the invasion of China, its the crimes of the Japanese invaders against the Chinese people. It also reveals the crimes of Japanese military and financial elites inly plundering the precious resources and wealth of China. This book serves as powerful evidence of the atrocities of Japanese militarism in invading China. At the same time, through the genuine personal letters of six war criminals expressing true repentance, its the remarkable achievements of the Chinese government and people in carrying out humanitarian reform on the war criminals, and its the boundless magnanimity and benevolence of the Chinese people. Through the personal accounts of the war criminals about China's anti-invasion war, its the indomitable spirit of the Chinese people who bravely fought against the Japanese invaders to protect their homeland. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, this book, by restoring anding that history, tells people: Every nation should respect history, face history squarely, and never forget history. Whether one confronts history objectively is an of a nation's cultural quality and national psychology. It is also the key to avoiding repeated tragedies and moving toward a bright future. In recent years, Japanese right-wing forces have repeatedly arbitrarily historical textbooks, attempting to legitimize the invasion war and deny the history of aggression against China. This is a blatant distortion of history. It severely harms the feelings of the Chinese people who love peace, as well as the feelings of the Japanese people who yearn for Sino-Japanese friendship and the feelings of the world's people who love peace. The purpose of this book is to tell the world that the Chinese nation is opposed to war of aggression and loves peace. Establishing sincere friendship and common development with any nation in the world is the good wish of the Chinese people. Recently, Chinese President Hu Jintao, in a speech at a meeting with former Soviet veterans of World War II, said: "History is a mirror reflecting reality and a textbook full of wisdom. Remembering history and not forgetting the past is to cherish peace and create a better future. We commemorate the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War to better cherish and protect the hard-won peace and prevent war tragedies from recurring, so that people in all countries may enjoy eternal peace." Reviewing history is to learn from it, so that yesterday's tragedies will not be repeated. Revisiting history is to face the future, so that tomorrow's sky will no longer be overcast with gloom. Bying history through this book, we want to tell people: The disasters brought by war of aggression not only should not have happened to the Chinese people, but should never happen again to the people of other countries in the world. The sincerity of the Chinese government and people for peace is reflected not only in the lenient policies toward Japanese war criminals decades ago, but also today and in the future.