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In addition, he described how one of the soldiers [[Mituharu Hashimoto]] killed a Chinese civilian. The soldier put a Chinese civilian into a mailbag, used then by the post office, and burned the bag to entertain his fellow comrades. Afterwards, he placed a hand grenade into the bag and threw the bag into the river in an effort of creating a "stimulating high". |
In addition, he described how one of the soldiers [[Mituharu Hashimoto]] killed a Chinese civilian. The soldier put a Chinese civilian into a mailbag, used then by the post office, and burned the bag to entertain his fellow comrades. Afterwards, he placed a hand grenade into the bag and threw the bag into the river in an effort of creating a "stimulating high". |
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== Lawsuit against Japanese |
== Lawsuit against Japanese Government == |
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After six year's publication of the diary, Hashimoto and his former officer [[Hideo Mori]] claimed this literature as a collection of lies, and Azuma was subsequently taken into the Tokyo Lower Court. However, the Tokyo Lower Court ruled against Azuma. |
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On March 12, 1998, the 86-year old appeared on Japanese Supreme court to defend his diary on his witness of the Nanjing Massacre. |
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"I am 86 year old now, but I will fight to death like a young man, but this time is not for the Emperor but for the justice and the history." |
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Therefore, on March 12, 1998, the 86-year old appeared on Japanese Supreme court to defend his diary on his witness of the Nanjing Massacre. This has been going on for over three years due to the fact that Azuma has to travel 500 miles each way from the country side of Kyoto all the way to Tokyo for all court dates and meetings with his lawyers. This became not only a financial, but also a psychological burden for Azuma. |
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"If the matter is allowed to rest ... then obviously the massacre will be treated as fiction and the Japanese people will ignore this piece of history," he said at a news conference at the YMCA in Tsim Sha Tsui. |
"If the matter is allowed to rest ... then obviously the massacre will be treated as fiction and the Japanese people will ignore this piece of history," he said at a news conference at the YMCA in Tsim Sha Tsui. |
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Revision as of 19:03, 8 April 2006
Shiro Azuma (東 史郎 Azuma Shiro, 1912-2006) is a Japanese former soldier who admits his participation in warcrimes against Chinese in the Second World War, including the Nanjing Massacre. He was one of the few ex-soldiers to admit to having participated in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
Diary
In 1987, he published his diary written My Nanking Platoon during his time in China, which portrayed in detail the atrocities of Japanese Imperial Army that has been covered up by the Japanese right-wing forces.
"When I tried to cut off the first one, either the farmer moved or I misaimed. I ended up slicing off just part of his skull. Blood spurted upwards. I swung again ... and this time I killed him."
"We were taught that we were a superior race since we lived only for the sake of a human god -- our emperor. But the Chinese were not. So we held nothing but contempt for them."
"There were many rapes, and the women were always killed. When they were being raped, the women were human. But once the rape was finished, they became pig's flesh."
In addition, he described how one of the soldiers Mituharu Hashimoto killed a Chinese civilian. The soldier put a Chinese civilian into a mailbag, used then by the post office, and burned the bag to entertain his fellow comrades. Afterwards, he placed a hand grenade into the bag and threw the bag into the river in an effort of creating a "stimulating high".
Lawsuit against Japanese Government
After six year's publication of the diary, Hashimoto and his former officer Hideo Mori claimed this literature as a collection of lies, and Azuma was subsequently taken into the Tokyo Lower Court. However, the Tokyo Lower Court ruled against Azuma.
"I am 86 year old now, but I will fight to death like a young man, but this time is not for the Emperor but for the justice and the history."
Therefore, on March 12, 1998, the 86-year old appeared on Japanese Supreme court to defend his diary on his witness of the Nanjing Massacre. This has been going on for over three years due to the fact that Azuma has to travel 500 miles each way from the country side of Kyoto all the way to Tokyo for all court dates and meetings with his lawyers. This became not only a financial, but also a psychological burden for Azuma.
"If the matter is allowed to rest ... then obviously the massacre will be treated as fiction and the Japanese people will ignore this piece of history," he said at a news conference at the YMCA in Tsim Sha Tsui.
He died on January 3, 2006 in Kyoto.
Further Reading
CNN [[1]]