Battle of Nanjing: Seeking Closed Memories

Author: (Japanese) Matsuo Kazuko (Compiler), Xin Nei Ru and others (Translators)
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Publishing Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book collects testimonies from 102 Japanese veterans. It documents the atrocities committed by these Japanese soldiers against Chinese prisoners of war, women, children, and civilians in places such as Zhonghua Gate, Taiping Gate, Zhongshan Gate, Wuding Gate, Yijiang Gate, Guanghua Gate, and Heping Gate in Nanjing. The accounts once again confirm that the Nanjing Massacre is an undeniable historical fact. She stated that organizations like the "Nakasendo Memorial Society" will continue their efforts to seek testimonies from those responsible for the Nanjing Massacre. Zhu Chengshan, Director of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, praised Matsuo Kazuko and other Japanese friends for their important work in rescuing and investigating testimonies from those who committed the atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre. He said that the Japanese soldiers who personally experienced the war in China are now in their 80s and 90s, and their oral testimonies hold extremely valuable historical significance.