Nanjing War · The Souls of the Victims Who Were Divided (Testimonies of 120 Nanjing Massacre Victims)

Author: (Japanese) Matsuo Kazuko, edited by Shen Weifan, translated by Shen Weifan
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: From 1999 to 2002, the author visited Chinese victims and their families door-to-door, sincerely listening to their anger and sorrow, and faithfully recording them. Nanjing War · The Soul of the Severed Victims, collects testimonies from 120 Nanjing Massacre victims, objectively and truthfully reflecting the immense physical and psychological harm the Nanjing Massacre inflicted upon the Chinese people. Some of the precious testimonies in the book fill the gaps in the study of the Nanjing Massacre history regarding the investigation and research on victims of sexual violence. To objectively and truthfully reflect the physical and psychological harm the Nanjing Massacre caused to the Chinese people, Matsuo Kazuko compiled the oral testimonies collected over four years into Nanjing War · The Soul of the Severed Victims. She said, one must have the courage to admit and correct mistakes. Regarding past wars, Japan should have the courage to admit and reflect. She stated that the opportunity to save history will not come again, and her investigation will continue. Matsuo Kazuko introduced that the investigation and collection of testimonies from perpetrators and victims in both China and Japan were almost carried out simultaneously. Since October 1997, she spent more than four years setting up a "Nanjing Massacre Information Hotline" in six cities in Japan, including Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Hiroshima. During the period from 1999 to 2002, Matsuo Kazuko repeatedly traveled to China to collect testimonies. In August 2004, the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing of the Japanese Invading Army awarded her the "Special Contribution Award for the Study of Nanjing Massacre History" in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the investigation and research of the Nanjing Massacre history over the past decade. Nanjing War · The Soul of the Severed Victims, a book that collects testimonies from Nanjing Massacre victims, powerfully exposes and defeats the conspiracy of some Japanese to deny the facts of the Nanjing Massacre.