Sequence number:s2155 Date of letter:1992-10-27 Address of author:Dalian City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Qinshui County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Guo Lifang Name(s) of victim(s):Guo Lifang’s great-grandmother and grandmother, Guo Lifang’s mother Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:In 1943, the Japanese soldiers invaded my mother’s hometown Qinshui County. They killed […]
Sequence number:s2140 Date of letter:1993-04-28 Address of author:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-08-01 Location of event:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Name of author:Cai Yumei Name(s) of victim(s):Cai Yumei’s uncle and villagers Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:On the morning of August 1, 1944, the Japanese devils wanted to cross the river. My uncle and […]
Sequence number:s2135 Date of letter:1993-02-19 Address of author:Anshan City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1940-08 Location of event:Wei County (now Weifang City), Shandong Province Name of author:Liu Fan Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Fan Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:I was caught in Shandong in 1940 by the Japanese soldiers and then sent to Japan as one of […]
Sequence number:s2095 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1937 Location of event:Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhou Weiyi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Yinting (Zhou Weiyi’s father), Zhou Guichu (shop assistant) Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Murders, Others（AB, SL, MU, OT） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese soldiers bombed Wuxi […]
Sequence number:s2091 Date of letter:1994-10-06 Address of author:Guoyang County, Bozhou City, Anhui Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Bozhou City, Anhui Province Name of author:Li Jiansan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Hongbiao (Li Jiansan’s father) and Li Hongbiao’s fellow townsmen Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:In 1938, my father and his fellow townsmen witnessed the Japanese soldiers […]
Sequence number:s2075 Date of letter:1993-04-08 Address of author:Fengdu County, Chongqing (Fengdu County, Sichuan Province) Date of event:1944-09 Location of event:Fengdu County, Chongqing (Fengdu County, Sichuan Province) Name of author:Feng Chengyao（former name Wen Ruo lin） Name(s) of victim(s):Feng Chengyao Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In the summer of 1944, a company recruited people from poor families, […]
Sequence number:s2068 Date of letter:1993-03-21 Address of author:Wuyi County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province Date of event:1944-11-05（lunar calendar） Location of event:Wuyi County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Li Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Wuyi County Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare , Others（BC, OT） Other details:I submitted a document of 11 pages to the Japanese Embassy, […]
Sequence number:s2059 Date of letter:1992-11-02 Address of author:Xi’an City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:Wang Jiwu Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Jiwu’s grandfather, father and mother Type of atrocity:Others, Rapes, Slave Laborers, Murders（OT, RA, SL, MU） Other details:Around 1944, the Japanese invaders invaded Changsha three times. The store my […]
Sequence number:s2022 Date of letter:1995-11 Address of author:Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1944-10 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Yan Fengchi Name(s) of victim(s):Yan Fengchi Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In October 1944, I was caught and detained at the 1417 unit by the Japanese soldiers, and then sent to Japan to do hard […]
Sequence number:s2016 Date of letter:1993-08-29 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-09 Location of event:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Zhang Jiani Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Erxiao（Zhang Jiani’s brother） Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:In September 1943, my younger brother and two other villagers were caught by the Japanese soldiers. […]
Sequence number:s1951 Date of letter:1992-12-20 Address of author:Pi County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1941-06-17 Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Wang Huanbin Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Huanzhang, Wang Jifa (Wang Huanzhang’s son), Wang Xianfeng (Wang Huanzhang’s daughter-in-law), Wang Mei (Wang Huan Zhang’s granddaughter) and other people Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Murders, Others, […]
Sequence number:s1933 Date of letter:1993-07-12 Address of author:Fushun City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1945 Location of event:Tianjin City Name of author:Wu Deming Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Deming, Wu Desheng (Wu Deming’s brother), Li Zuoting (Wu Deming’s cousin), Wang Huairong and Gao Yonghai (Wu Deming’s fellow villagers)Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Others(SL, OT） Other details:On the eve of […]
Sequence number:s1921 Date of letter:1993-04-09 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Huarong County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhu Zhi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Guoxiang (Zhu Zhi’s father), Zhu Derong (Zhu Zhi’s brother) Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:My father and brother were killed by the Japanese soldiers in the […]
Sequence number:s1894 Date of letter:1993-03-17 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:1941-06-11（lunar calendar） Location of event:Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Name of author:Qian Qifen Name(s) of victim(s):Qian Qifen’s father, uncle, younger brother and sister Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others（AB, OT） Other details:The Japanese bombed my hometown, and our house and belongings were […]
Sequence number:s1889 Date of letter:1992-10-09 Address of author:Houma City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1943-02-23 Location of event:Jinnan City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Jia Xisheng Name(s) of victim(s):Jia Zhenshan（Jia Xisheng’s father） Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Murders, Others（SL, MU, OT） Other details:I hope to get help from Mr. Tong, and I send the photo of the place […]
Sequence number:s1870 Date of letter:1996-09-26 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1941-1943 Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Rapes, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings, Slave Laborers（OT, MU, RA, BC, AB, SL） Other details:During […]
Sequence number:s1869 Date of letter:1993-03-25 Address of author:Dong’an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-08-1945-08 Location of event:Dong’an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhang Xianjue Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Xianjue, Zhang Guangxun (Zhang Xianjue’s father), Zhang Xiuqing (Zhang Xianjue’s grandfather), Tang Xiyun (Zhang Xianjue’s sister-in-law) and Zhang Xianjue’s younger brother Type of atrocity:Slave […]
Sequence number:s1862 Date of letter:1992-12-03 Address of author:Luoyang City, Henan Province Date of event:1941-05-04（lunar calendar） Location of event:Kaifeng City, Henan Province Name of author:Wei Changsheng Name(s) of victim(s):Wei Changsheng’s father Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:My father was caught by the Japanese soldiers and detained by the Kempeitai in Kaifeng. They tortured him by forcing […]
Sequence number:s1837 Date of letter:1993-01-28, 1992-12-26, 1992-12-28 Address of author:Shihezi City, Xinjiang Date of event:1943-10-17, 1943-11-25（lunar calendar） Location of event:Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province Name of author:Zhou Yuyan and Li Jincheng (sent by Du Guoman) Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Jin (Zhou Yuyan’s father), Li Ruitang (Li Jincheng’s father) Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers, Murders（OT, SL, […]
Sequence number:s1833 Date of letter:1992-11-01 Address of author:Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Anren County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Chen Chongjun Name(s) of victim(s):Chen Chongjun’s grandfather, grandmother, mother and many others Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others, Air Bombings（BC, OT, AB） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese soldiers invaded and […]
Sequence number:s1824 Date of letter:Not mentioned Address of author:Not mentioned Date of event:1942-03-13 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:Not mentioned Name(s) of victim(s):The author and his parents as well as his/her 3-year-old son Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On the morning of March 13, 1942, when my parents and I with […]
Sequence number:s1819 Date of letter:1996-01-07 Address of author:Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-05 Location of event:Raoyang County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province Name of author:Xing Zhongyao Name(s) of victim(s):Xing Yin (Xing Zhongyao’s father), Xing Yinzhuo (Xing Zhongyao’s uncle), Xing Qi (Xing Zhongyao’s uncle), Xing Zeguo (Xing Zhongyao’s uncle)Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:In the spring […]
Sequence number:s1802 Date of letter:1993-04-07 Address of author:Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Date of event:1938-04-17（lunar calendar） Location of event:Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Name of author:Li Fenglin Name(s) of victim(s):Li Xuecan (Li Fenglin’s father) and his fellowe townsmen Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:My father was the chairman of the local Chamber […]
Sequence number:s1780 Date of letter:2000-11-10 Address of author:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Wang Huanbin Name(s) of victim(s):Many villagers in Chongshan Village, Yiwu City Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（BC, OT） Other details:In 1992, someone reported that the Japanese troops had released bacteria in Chongshan Village […]
Sequence number:s1771 Date of letter:1993-05-31 Address of author:Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Chongqing City Name of author:Wu Zijun Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Zijun’s twelve family members Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（AB, BC, OT） Other details:In 1938, the Japanese launched an air strike against Chongqing. Our courtyard became ruins […]
Sequence number:s1763 Date of letter:1993-08-19 Address of author:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-01-02 Location of event:Lihuang County (Jinzhai County), Lu’an City, Anhui Province Name of author:Xu Jiyao Name(s) of victim(s):Many people in Lihuang County, including Xu Jiyao’s younger brother and his father Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Others, Murders（OM, OT, MU） Other details:In […]
Sequence number:s1749 Date of letter:1993-05-04 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):A total of 18 citizens in Jinhua County Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Slave Laborers, Other Massacres, Rapes（OT, MU, SL, OM, RA) Other details:In 1942, Jinhua […]
Sequence number:s1748 Date of letter:1992-10-14 Address of author:Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Name of author:Zheng Jinmao Name(s) of victim(s):Zheng Jinmao’s father and fellow citizensType of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers, Others（MU, SL, OT） Other details:My family lived in the suburbs of Nanchang City. In 1938, the Japanese agressors invaded […]
Sequence number:s1728 Date of letter:1993-05-26 Address of author:Wuqing County, Tianjin City Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Yang Shude Name(s) of victim(s):Yang ShudeType of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:One day in January 1942, the Japanese soldiers mopped up in Daqiang River in Hebei. They caught a lot of people to do […]
Sequence number:s1727 Date of letter:1993-05-25 Address of author:Hedong District, Tianjin Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:North of Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Li Deshan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Deshan Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942，during the Japanese troops’ mopping up, they caught many workers to the concentration camp in Tanggu, and I was one […]
Sequence number:s1717 Date of letter:1992-12-14 Address of author:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1937-1941 Location of event:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Xu Jiyao Name(s) of victim(s):Many peopleType of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Air Bombings, Others, Other Massacres（MU, RA, AB, OT, OM） Other details:In 1937, the Japanese invaded Deqing County and committed all […]
Sequence number:s1690 Date of letter:1994-08-18 Address of author:Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1945-09 Location of event:Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province Name of author:Guan Jingfa (infant name Guan Chunlin) Name(s) of victim(s):Guan Jingfa (infant name Guan Chunlin)Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others（AB, OT） Other details:In September 1945, after the unconditional surrender of Japan, the Japanese soldiers left […]
<div>Sequence number:s1684 Date of letter:1996-12-25 Address of author:Huoshan County, Liu’an City, Anhui Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Huoshan County, Liu’an City, Anhui Province Name of author:Wang Zecheng Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Zecheng and his family Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:I’d like to thank Mr. Tong Zeng for his greetings. I have drawn up a […]
<div>Sequence number:s1683 Date of letter:1992-07-31 Address of author:Pi County, Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1941-06 Location of event:Pi County, Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Wang Huanbin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Hefeng, Wang Longyun, Wu Jin gui, etc. Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Air Bombings, Rapes, Others（BC, AB, RA, OT） Other details:During the Japanese invasion of […]
<div>Sequence number:s1668 Date of letter:1992-10-09 Address of author:Lvliang City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1938-01-16（lunar calendar） Location of event:Wenshui County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Liu Desi Name(s) of victim(s):Common people in Wenshui County Type of atrocity:Other Massacres（OM） Other details:In 1938, the Japanese troops launched a battle in our village where there were more than […]
<div>Sequence number:s1667 Date of letter:1992-10-13 Address of author:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1939-01-16（lunar calendar） Location of event:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Name of author:Yu Desheng Name(s) of victim(s):Yu Huicheng (Yu Desheng’s father) Type of atrocity:Murders, Biological/Chemical Warfare （MU, BC） Other details:On December 25, 1938 according to the traditional Chinese calendar, my father was caught. The […]
<div>Sequence number:s1663 Date of Letter:1993-05-08 Address of Author:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Date of Event:1944-08（lunar calendar） Location of Event:Xiangtan City, Hunan Province Name of Author:Duan Liming Name(s) of victim(s):Duan Liming’s father and eldest brother and two villagers Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes(RA, MU) Other Details:In 1944, my father and my eldest brother as well as two […]
Sequence number:s1650 Date of letter:1993-05-11 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-11 Location of event:Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Zheng Wenlin Name(s) of victim(s):Zheng Wenlin Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese army mopped up Daqing River and caught many as Slave Laborerss including me. I worked as […]
Sequence number:s1649 Date of letter:1992-06-29 Address of author:Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943-03 Location of event:Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Hu Ruiyun Name(s) of victim(s):Hu Ruiyun Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1943, I was taken by the Japanese soldiers from Baoding to the labor training camp in Shijiazhuang, and then to Tanggu, […]
Sequence number:s1645 Date of letter:1997-09-20 Address of author:Yicheng County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1938-02-18 Location of event:Yicheng County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Jiao Fujia, Sun Tingshu, Sun Liancheng Name(s) of victim(s):11 people including Liu Dianjun Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:A copy of the “Indictment of Japan by its Chinese […]
Sequence number:s1639 Date of Letter:1993-01-30 Address of Author:Beijing City Date of Event:1939 Location of Event:Yancheng City, Shandong Province Name of Author:Jiang Yuke Name(s) of victim(s):Jiang Xianting（Jiang Yuke’s father）, Jiang Yuke’s grandfather Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other Details:My father was out of work because he refused to work for the Japanese, losing the only source […]
Sequence number:s1625 Date of letter:1996-04-09 Address of author:Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Date of event:1937-09 Location of event:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ge Yanjun Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Xueliang (Ge Yanjun’s father), Ge Yanjun’s maternal grandfather Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Murders（AB, MU） Other details:My father was killed in 1937 when Hangzhou was bombed by the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s1620 Date of letter:1995-10-22 Address of author:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:1937-09-20 Location of event:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Su Kewu, SuKewen Name(s) of victim(s):Su Kewu, SuKewen’s grandfather Type of atrocity:Murders, Others（MU, OT） Other details:In 1937, a troop of more than 300 Japanese soldiers came over from the […]
Sequence number:s1609 Date of letter:1992-12-29 Address of author:Xinxiang City, Henan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Tai’an City, Shandong Province Name of author:Bi Yulan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Guimin(Bi Yulan’s maternal grandfather), Li Jianyin (Bi Yulan’s uncle, Li Guimin’s son), Li Jianyin’s wife Xu (Bi Yulan’s aunt), Li Yuan (Bi Yulan’s cousin, Li Jianyin’s son) Type […]
Sequence number:s1605 Date of letter:1994-09-26 Address of author:Japan Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Shigeo NISHIMORI (translated by Ma Haiyan) Name(s) of victim(s):Not mentioned Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:Attached is a photo and a copy of the newspaper article expressing views on “claim for compensation” and “Japan and China will […]
Sequence number:s1601 Date of letter:1993-03 Address of author:Haidian District, Beijing City Date of event:1944 Location of event:Changping District, Beijing City Name of author:Zhao Zongren (Zhao Zongyuan) Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Zongren (Zhao Zongyuan) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL) Other details:In 1944 when the Japanese invaded China, I was deceived into doing hard labor in Changping. We were […]
Sequence number:s1592 Date of letter:1993-04-20 Address of author:Yinchuan City, Ningxia Date of event:1937-07 Location of event:Qinshui County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Yue Huaiqi Name(s) of victim(s):Many people Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Murders, Rapes, Others（OM, MU, RA, OT） Other details:The evil Japanese imperialism launched the war of aggression against China, and committed a series […]
Sequence number:s1589 Date of letter:1992-08-17 Address of author:Yu County, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1940-1945 Location of event:Yu County, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhang Shuangbing Name(s) of victim(s):Many people Type of atrocity:Others, Other Massacres, Sex Slaves（OT, OM, SS） Other details:During the period of 1941-1945, the Japanese army committed murder, arson and looting […]
Sequence number:s1583 Date of letter:1993-07-09 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943-06 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Qiu Jiantun Name(s) of victim(s):Civilians in Jinhua City Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Murders, Others（BC, MU, OT） Other details:During the Japanese invasion of China in 1943, the Japanese soldiers burned […]
Sequence number:s1569 Date of letter:1992-04-18 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1937-1945 Location of event:Many places Name of author:Liu Shaojie Name(s) of victim(s):Many people Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Rapes, Sex Slaves（MU, OT, RA, SS） Other details:I joined the Anti-Japanese War in September 1937. Along with the Eighth Route Army, I fought in one […]
