Japanese far-right activist Yamada Mizumeki wrote, "Yesterday, I had the honor of giving a speech at the 'General Matsui Isamu Memorial Ceremony' held in Nagoya. My speech covered a wide range of topics, from the situation when the Nanjing Massacre was included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register and the measures taken by China, to the current political situation. Without any relevant supporting documents, the Nanjing Massacre was listed on the register in an 'unreasonable' way at China's request."
We did not expect that while we were commemorating the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, Japanese far-right activists would openly commemorate the war criminal Matsui Isamu and deny the existence of the Nanjing Massacre. Who is Matsui Isamu? Matsui Isamu was a Class-A war criminal sentenced by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the direct perpetrator of the Nanjing Massacre! This person ordered the Japanese army to capture Nanjing and then allowed the massacre to take place.
After Japan's defeat, this person was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in 1948 and was sentenced to death as a Class-A war criminal, and was the only war criminal executed for the Nanjing Massacre. We never expected that 80 years after Japan's surrender, Japanese right-wing extremists would openly commemorate this Class-A war criminal, rubbing salt into the wounds of the Chinese people, and denying the existence of the massacre.
It is clear that after Japan's defeat, Japan's militaristic ideology was not thoroughly cleansed. These right-wing extremists are trying to distort history and glorify their aggression, but we will never forget this blood debt. Obviously, distorting history is to revive militarism. After being bombed with two atomic bombs, Japanese right-wingers have not thoroughly reflected on their actions. If given the opportunity, we certainly will not miss the chance to thoroughly clean up Japanese militarists.
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