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Shimizu Hideo (清水英男) Admits War Crimes!

China: 94-Year-Old Japanese Unit 731 War Criminal – Admits Guilt! (13.8.2024)

Shimizu Hideo offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu’s first return to Chinese soil in 79 years.

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China: New Evidence of Japanese Germ Warfare Unit 731 on Display! (14.12.2022)

“The new display further shapes up an evidence chain of the germ research and human experiments conducted by Unit 731,” said Jin.

Among them is a roster of the unit affiliated with the Japanese Kwantung Army, showing Unit 731 had a total of 3,497 members.

At least 3,000 people died at the unit’s base in Harbin alone between 1939 and 1945, mostly in experiments for the development of biological weapons.

In more than 30 years of archaeological excavations and research, the museum has collected nearly 100,000 pieces of artifacts and historical documents in seven categories.

“By presenting the evidence and disclosing the crimes, we enhance the international influence of the museum to remind the public of the past and safeguard peace. It’s not only important for Chinese but also meaningful for all humanity,” said the curator.

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