Sequence number:s2596 Date of letter:1993-03-01 Address of author:Leshan City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1939-08-19 Location of event:Leshan City, Sichuan Province Name of author:Min Yingquan Name(s) of victim(s):Common people of Leshan City Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On August 19, 1939, the Japanese army bombed Leshan City. Our houses and goods were destroyed, and more […]
Sequence number:s2595 Date of letter:1993-11-04 Address of author:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943-11-04 Location of event:Yongan City, Fujian Province Name of author:Gao Xiongfei Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Xiongfei and his mother Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:I sent a letter of claim to the Japanese embassy last year, but I have not received a […]
Sequence number:s2592 Date of letter:1993-09-05 Address of author:Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Ren Kunquan, Huang Yumei, Ren Chunquan Name(s) of victim(s):Ren Weicheng, Ren Runsheng, Ren Kunquan, Ren Liangquan, etc. Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Others(MU, RA, OT） Other details:In 1944, the Japanese army invaded my hometown. Our houses […]
Sequence number:s2587 Date of letter:1994-10 Address of author:Baotou City, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Date of event:1944 Location of event:Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Qingxiang Name(s) of victim(s):Tian Luoliang, Tian Luoju, Tian Luowan, Wang Muer Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:My father Wang Luoliang was from Baoding City in Hebei Province. In November […]
Sequence number:s2580 Date of letter:1994-04-09 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-1944 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Ying Jinlan, Zheng Lianghua, Bao Yumei and other people Type of atrocity:Rapes, Others, Slave Laborers, Murders(RA, OT, SL, MU） Other details:The materials on many victims […]
Sequence number:s2563 Date of letter:1992-12-11 Address of author:Miluo City (county-level city), Yueyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1941 Location of event:Xiangyin County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhu Jiandong Name(s) of victim(s):Li Baosheng, Wang Guisheng, Su Cuiying, He Liu’s and other people. Type of atrocity:Others, Rapes(RA, OT) Other details:We support for the claim as […]
Sequence number:s2561 Date of letter:1993-10-01 Address of author:Li County, Changde City, Hunan Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Li County, Hunan Province Name of author:Yang Julan Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Zelan (Yang Julan’s elder female cousin) Type of atrocity:Rapes, Murders(RA, MU） Other details:In 1943, my uncle-in-law’s daughter was raped by turns by the Japanese soldiers. They […]
Sequence number:s2560 Date of letter:1993-08-26 Address of author:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-07 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Qiu Jinyun Name(s) of victim(s):Qiu Jinyun’s relatives Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Others(AB, SL, OT） Other details:When I was a child, I witnessed that the Japanese soldiers destroyed my home. In July 1944, the […]
Sequence number:s2546 Date of letter:1993-03-01 Address of author:Dao County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-08-16 Location of event:Dao County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Jiang Weisen Name(s) of victim(s):Jiang Guoliang, Jiang Guodong (Jiang Weisen’s grandfather and younger brother) Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Rapes(RA, MU, OT） Other details:On August 16, 1944, the Japanese soldiers […]
Sequence number:s2543 Date of letter:1992-11-01 Address of author:Deqing County, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945 Location of event:Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province Name of author:Xu Jiyao, Tang Huigen, Wang Jinrong Name(s) of victim(s):Xu Jiyao, Tang Huigen, Wang Jinrong’s family Type of atrocity:Murders, Other Massacres, Slave Laborers(SL, MU, OM) Other details:In 1937, the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s2540 Date of letter:1992-12-25 Address of author:Yan’an City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1938-11 Location of event:Yan’an City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Lan Jiguo Name(s) of victim(s):Common people in Yan’an City Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:My hometown was razed to the ground by the Japanese army. I find information in the Wangjiaping Memorial […]
Sequence number:s2529 Date of letter:1993-09-25 Address of author:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Nanjing City, Anhui Province Name of author:Gao Yongmei Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Zhiping’s brother, Zhang Guisheng’s family Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Murders(AB, MU） Other details:My father Gao Zhiping was from Nanjing, and my mother Zhang Guisheng was from Anhui. […]
Sequence number:s2528 Date of letter:1992-07-22 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943, 1944, 1945 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Wang Xiangjin Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Hongxian, Wang Xieqing and Fu Azhu Type of atrocity:Murders, Biological/Chemical Warfare（MU, BC） Other details:In 1943, Wang Xiangjin’s father Wang Hongxian was caught […]
Sequence number:s2475 Date of letter:1993-03-13 Address of author:Zoucheng City, Shandong Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Name of author:Tang Hongbo Name(s) of victim(s):Many of Tang Hongbo’s relatives Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Other Massacres（MU, OT, OM） Other details:In 1938, the Japanese army invaded my hometown and cruelly injured or killed […]
Sequence number:s2473 Date of letter:1992-09-21 Address of author:Wuchang County, Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1937-1938 Location of event:Wuchang County, Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Ma Xiurong Name(s) of victim(s):Ma Xiurong‘s family Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others, Sex Slaves（AB, OT, SS） Other details:Before the Japanese invasion of China, I had a happy family and […]
Sequence number:s2470 Date of letter:1994-08-06 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Jinhua County Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers, Air Bombings, Others, Rapes(RA, MU, SL, AB, OT） Other details:A copy of materials was sent […]
Sequence number:s2456 Date of letter:1995-07-18 Address of author:Tangshan City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-11-27 Location of event:Tangshan City, Hebei Province Name of author:Yan Min (Yan Zizhen’s son) Name(s) of victim(s):Yan Zizhen Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:On November 27, 1943, I was caught by the Japanese soldiers. They forcibly took us to Japan and shut […]
Sequence number:s2441 Date of letter:1993-03-12 Address of author:Li County, Changde City, Hunan Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Li County, Changde City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhou Xianyu Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Xianyu’s father and sister-in-law Type of atrocity:Others, Sex Slaves（OT, SS） Other details:One day in late autumn of 1943, the Japanese invaders set fire and […]
Sequence number:s2437 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Daqing River in Hebei Province Name of author:Liu Hanfu Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Sheming(Liu Hanfu’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers mopped up Daqing River of Hebei Province. I was caught by the […]
Sequence number:s2436 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yongqing County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Daqing River in Hebei Province Name of author:Liu Jisheng Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Tuanshi（Liu Jisheng’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, my father was caught by the Japanese soldiers and forced to do hard labor. The […]
Sequence number:s2421 Date of letter:1994-03-03 Address of author:Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1938-02-12 Location of event:Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhao Xijin Name(s) of victim(s):12 people including Zhao Renlin (Zhao Xijin’s grandfather) and Zhao Wang’s (Zhao Xijin’s grandmother) Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Others（OM, OT） Other details:The Japanese army crazily invaded Wuxi and pursued […]
Sequence number:s2419 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1933-1934, 1944 Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Chen Zhongyi Name(s) of victim(s):The Chen Zhongyi family and Li Jianzhong (Chen Zhongyi’s father-in-law) Type of atrocity:Others, Air Bombings, Sex Slaves（OT, AB, SS） Other details:The Japanese army invaded my hometown and […]
Sequence number:s2375 Date of letter:1993-03-23 Address of author:Laizhou City, Shandong Province (formerly Ye County, Shandong Province) Date of event:1944-04-04（lunar calendar） Location of event:Laizhou City, Shandong Province (formerly Ye County, Shandong Province) Name of author:Qu Fengqi Name(s) of victim(s):Qu Beihai (Qu Fengqi’s father), Qu Wentong, Qu Wenkui Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:My father was […]
Sequence number:s2367 Date of letter:1992-12-21 Address of author:Guiyang City, Guizhou Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Shanghai City Name of author:Chu Bicui Name(s) of victim(s):Lu Fuqi (Chu Bicui’s husband) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare（SL, OT, BC） Other details:During the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese soldiers deceived many Chinese civilians to do hard […]
Sequence number:s2365 Date of letter:1993-04-26 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Daqing River in Hebei Province Name of author:Li Xi’en, Li Shuhuai Name(s) of victim(s):Li Xi’en, Li Shuhuai Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:My father and I went to Daqing River of Hebei Province to visit relatives, but […]
Sequence number:s2360 Date of letter:1993-05-20 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Yin Baorong Name(s) of victim(s):Yin Baorong Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In January 1942, the Japanese invaders mopped up Daqing River area in Hebei, and caught many labors including me. The […]
Sequence number:s2351 Date of letter:1993-02-15 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1937-1938 Location of event:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhang Zhixiang Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Zhixiang’s father and uncle Type of atrocity:Nanking Massacre (NM) Other details:After Nanjing was occupied, one day my father and uncle went into the street, but were killed by the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s2348 Date of letter:1993-10-18 Address of author:Jinshi City, Hunan Province Date of event:1937-08-20（lunar calendar） Location of event:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Name of author:Zou Qi Name(s) of victim(s):Zou Qi and her mother Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Murders, Rapes(RA, AB, BC, MU） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese aircrafts bombed Hubei for the first time. […]
Sequence number:s2333 Date of letter:1994-01-05 Address of author:Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Song Shuzhi Name(s) of victim(s):Song ShuzhiType of atrocity:Slave Laborers(SL) Other details:In February 1942, due to unemployment issue, many workers lost their jobs. At that time, some Japanese collected unemployed workers and forcibly loaded […]
Sequence number:s2316 Date of letter:1993-02-27 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1944-05 Location of event:Luoning County, Luoyang City, Henan Province Name of author:Duan Baozhang Name(s) of victim(s):Duan Xinghua Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In May 1944, I went to visit my relatives, but was caught by the Japanese soldiers to do hard labor. In the […]
Sequence number:s2305 Date of letter:1993-07-07 Address of author:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1941-1943 Location of event:Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Shi Qinhui Name(s) of victim(s):An Aijie (Shi Qinhui’s mother-in-law), An Aijie ‘s father and husband Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:When the Japanese soldiers mopped up our county, they caught […]
Sequence number:s2297 Date of letter:1992-10-18 Address of author:Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Cheng Qingyun Name(s) of victim(s):Cheng Qingyun’s grandfather and father Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare（SL, OT, BC） Other details:I admire Mr. Tong’s action very much. Thank you for your efforts on the compensation […]
Sequence number:s2247 Date of letter:1993-04-0 Address of author:Shaoyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-08 Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Liu Xiuzhen Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Junde (Liu Xiuzhen’s father) and Li Songgang (Liu Xiuzhen’s sister-in-law) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others, Rapes, Murders（SL, OT, RA, MU） Other details:When the Japanese invaders attacked Hunan, my father was […]
Sequence number:s2233 Date of letter:1992-09-21 Address of author:Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943-01 Location of event:Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Guo Suohui Name(s) of victim(s):8 people including Guo Dixun (Guo Suohui’s grandfather) and Xu Guan (Guo Suohui’s grandmother), and many neighbors Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare（BC） Other details:In addition to the policy of “burn […]
Sequence number:s2207 Date of letter:1993-11-11 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqiang River, Hebei Province Name of author:Meng Lvcai Name(s) of victim(s):Meng Lvcai Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers mopped up in Daqing River, Hebei Province and caught Li Shuchun and me. We were […]
Sequence number:s2203 Date of letter:1993-02-26 Address of author:Luoyang City, Henan Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Luoyang City, Henan Province Name of author:Li Shuiyu, He Zhongtang (sending letters) Name(s) of victim(s):Li Farong (Li Yungui’s uncle), He Zhongtang and his family Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Slave Laborers（MU, OT, SL） Other details:In 1944, the Japanese soldiers broke […]
Sequence number:s1925 Date of letter:1993-03 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1940-12-20（lunar calendar） Location of event:Yichang City, Changsha City, and Changde City of Hubei Province Name of author:Yuan Yongjiang Name(s) of victim(s):Yuan Yongjiang and Yuan’s wife Guan (Yuan Yongjiang’s mother), Yuan Yongzhao (Yuan Yongjiang’s elder brother), Yuan Yongshu (Yuan Yongjiang’s younger brother), Yuan […]
Sequence number:s1934 Date of letter:1992-12-08 Address of author:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1937-12-12 Location of event:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhao Bin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Zhiguang (Zhao Bin’s father) and many soldiers Type of atrocity:Nanking Massacre (NM) Other details:My father was one of the Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum guards. On December 12, 1937, […]
Sequence number:s1940 Date of letter:1992-10-23 Address of author:Chongqing County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Shanxi Province Name of author:He Ziyi Name(s) of victim(s):He Zhenyuan（He Ziyi’s father）, He Ziyi’s sister Type of atrocity:Murders, Air Bombings（MU, AB） Other details:My father was captured by the Japanese soldiers after he took part in the battle […]
Sequence number:s1981 Date of letter:1994-01-13 Address of author:Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-09-05 Location of event:Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Jia Wenrong, Zhang Xinyan, Zhang Chengxiang and other people Name(s) of victim(s):Jia Xiaowu (Jia Wenrong’s father), Zhang Dongxiang (Zhang Xinyan’s father), Zhang Jingrui (Zhang Chengxiang’s father) Type of atrocity:Murders, […]
Sequence number:s1976 Date of letter:1992-12-25 Address of author:Fuyang County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Fuyang County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Tiewukou Village Committee, Fuyang Town, Fuyang County Name(s) of victim(s):Many villagers Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Others, Biological/Chemical Warfare , Murders（OM, OT, BC, MU） Other details:The houses, property and […]
Sequence number:s2000 Date of letter:1993-05-01 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Liu Zhenkun Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Zhenkun Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese army mopped up in Daqing River area in Hebei, and caught many people. We were forced […]
Sequence number:s2001 Date of letter:1993-05 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Zhao Guoxi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Guoxi Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, I was caught by the Japanese invaders to act as a Slave Laborers for 4 years. We dug […]
Sequence number:s2023 Date of letter:1992-11-06 Address of author:Kunming City, Yunnan Province Date of event:1938-09-17（lunar calendar） Location of event:Hengshan County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Ma Ningchang Name(s) of victim(s):Ma Ningchang’s mother Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:My father passed away when I was 5 years old. My mother alone raised our family of […]
Sequence number:s2186 Date of letter:1992-10-23 Address of author:Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Linyi City, Shandong Province Name of author:Li Diting Name(s) of victim(s):Li Diting and the people of Linyi City Type of atrocity:Others, Murders（OT, MU） Other details:In 1938, the Japanese army pursued the policy of “burn all, kill all, loot all” […]
Sequence number:s2081 Date of letter:1993-02-14 Address of author:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1940, 1942 Location of event:Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Shi Qinhui (An Aijie’s son-in-law),An Aijie Name(s) of victim(s):Fang Chouwen (An Aijie’s husband), An Aijie’s father-in-lawType of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:Regardless of our efforts to persuade him not to, […]
Sequence number:s2114 Date of letter:1994-07-06 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei province Name of author:Wang Genyou Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Jinsheng (Wang Genyou’s uncle)Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:The Japanese soldiers mopped up in the Daqing River area and caught many Chinese civilians including my uncle. […]
Sequence number:s2133 Date of letter:1993-02-12 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1945-08 Location of event:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Yu Xuejun Name(s) of victim(s):Yu XuejunType of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:In August 1945, a few days after the Japanese government had announced an unconditional surrender, a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly rushed out […]
Sequence number:s2167 Date of letter:1992-06-08 Address of author:Jingmen City, Hubei Province Date of event:1940-06-13 Location of event:Jingmen City, Hubei Province Name of author:Li Huanran Name(s) of victim(s):Li Huanran’s younger brother and father, and civilians of Jingmen City Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（AB, BC, OT） Other details:The news stirred my emotions. My younger brother […]
Sequence number:s2185 Date of letter:1993-03-07 Address of author:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1931 Location of event:Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Wang Wencheng (sent by Wu Peng) Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Enpu（Wang Wencheng’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others（SL, OT） Other details:In 1931, the Japanese army occupied my hometown. They caught my father and looted […]
