In a significant development, new historical materials have been donated to a Chinese memorial hall, providing fresh evidence of war crimes committed during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre by invading Japanese troops.
The donated items include the wartime diary of Nishijo Eikaku, a Japanese soldier who witnessed the tragic events firsthand. Additionally, a photo collection comprising 324 images captures the presence of Japanese forces in Nanjing and other areas during 1937, as reported by the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
Daito Satoshi, a donor from Japan, contributed the extensive photo collection along with Japanese documents detailing wartime air defense facilities in Shanghai and Nanjing. These materials offer a deeper understanding of the military strategies employed during the conflict.
Among the significant contributions are numerous photographs and documents related to \"comfort women.\" This includes a blueprint for renovating a \"comfort women\" station in Shanghai and physical examination forms from a Japanese military field hospital designated for \"comfort women.\"
Historical research indicates that approximately 400,000 women across Asia were forced into servitude as \"comfort women\"—essentially sexual slaves for the Japanese army during World War II—with nearly half of them being Chinese residents.
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