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An overview of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Empire of Japan in Asia and the Pacific during the 20th century. Learn about the definitions, motives, methods, and consequences of the atrocities, as well as the controversies and apologies surrounding them.
The Nanjing Massacre was the mass murder of Chinese civilians by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1937 after the Battle of Nanking. Learn about the historical background, the atrocities, the death toll, the aftermath, and the controversies of this wartime atrocity.
But one story was never told, the most shameful story of the worst human rights abuse committed by the Japanese during World War II: The story of the "Comfort Women", the jugun ianfu, and how these women were forcibly seized against their will, to provide sexual services for the Japanese Imperial Army.
Learn about the Manila massacre, a series of war crimes committed by Japanese troops against Filipino civilians in 1945 during the Battle of Manila. The article covers the description, causes, death toll, and aftermath of the massacre, as well as the trial and execution of the perpetrators.
In addition, the Japanese Government attempted to evade responsibility for their crimes against "Comfort Women" by establishing the Asian Women's Fund in July 1995, as a way to support non-governmental organizations focusing on women's issues. The Asian Women's Fund offered consolation money to the comfort women victims as means of atonement ...
This web page lists the apology statements issued by Japan regarding war crimes committed by the Empire of Japan during World War II. It also covers the background, controversies and history of the apology issue.
Learn about the history of the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II, and its impact on the Indonesian independence movement. Find out how the Japanese facilitated Indonesian nationalism, but also exploited and oppressed the people with forced labour and genocide.
This article covers the sexual violence by Allied and Japanese troops during and after World War II and the subsequent occupation of Japan. It includes estimates, testimonies, background and sources of the rapes that occurred in Okinawa, mainland Japan and other regions.