Sequence number:s0656 Date of letter:1993-04-13 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-08-16 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Qiu Jiantun Name(s) of victim(s):many Type of atrocity:Others, Murders， Rapes(RA, OT, MU） Other details:A detailed list of victims who suffered from the Japanese crimes and whose houses were burnt […]
Sequence number:s0653 Date of letter:1992-11-11 Address of author:Xiuyan County, Dandong City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1934 Location of event:Xiuyan County, Dandong City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Lin Yongzheng Name(s) of victim(s):Many Type of atrocity:Others, Other Massacres（OT, OM） Other details:In 1934 the Japanese army forced us villagers to leave home and then set fire to our […]
Sequence number:s0643 Date of letter:1992-07-02 Address of author:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-05, 1944 Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Huang Changming Name(s) of victim(s):Huang Zenghong (Huang Changming’s father), Huang Changming’s grandmother, Huang Baocui (Huang Changming’s sister), Xianlan (townsman), Chunnai (townsman), Baojin (townsman), Baocai (townsman), Xiaokui’s wife (townsman) Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, […]
Sequence number:s0614 Date of letter:1993-05-01 Address of author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-01 Location of event:North Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of author:Li Shuqing Name(s) of victim(s):Li Shuqing Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1942, the Japanese conscripted many Slave Laborerss in Daqing River area and I was one of them. The […]
Sequence number:s0609 Date of letter:1993-03-18 Address of author:Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Xintai City, Shandong Province Name of author:Cong Delian, Xiong Handong Name(s) of victim(s):Cong Dezhang (Cong Delian’s elder brother) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In 1943 my brother was sent to Japan and died because of hard labor. Materials and […]
Sequence number:s0600 Date of letter:1992-12-21 Address of author:Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Fang Xifu Name(s) of victim(s):Fang Jigen (Fang Xifu’s father), Zheng Hongxue (Fang Xifu’s maternal grandfather) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（SL, BC, OT） Other details:Zhejiang fell into the hands of […]
Sequence number:s0593 Date of letter:1993-03-15 Address of author:Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Li Lianchun Name(s) of victim(s):Many Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In March and April of 1944, 333 people were sent by the Japanese troops to Japan and were made Slave Laborerss. They suffered from cold and hunger and the number of people […]
Sequence number:s0567 Date of letter:1993-11-06 Address of author:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1937-12-21 Location of event:Wukang County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Xu Jiyao Name(s) of victim(s):Common people in Wukang County Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Murders, Rapes, Others（OM, MU, RA, OT） Other details:One night in 1937, the Japanese invaded the Wukang County, […]
Sequence number:s0548 Date of letter:1992-10-30 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1939-1945 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Jiang Wenguang Name(s) of victim(s):Not mentioned Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Other Massacres, Biological/Chemical Warfare（AB, OM, BC） Other details:The Japanese raided the area by bombing intensivelly and releasing biological and bacteriological weapons, which caused a large number of […]
Sequence number:s0547 Date of letter:1992-10-04 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:Jiang Wenguang Name(s) of victim(s):Ye Xianchun‘s grandfather Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare(BC) Other details:The Japanese forced my grandfather to help build an airport. My grandfather couldn’t stand the bullying and […]
Sequence number:s0546 Date of letter:1992-10-28 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:Jiang Wenguang Name(s) of victim(s):Jiang Shuangchao’s daughter Type of atrocity:Rapes (RA) Other details:Several Japanese soldiers gang-raped a girl and wouldn’t allow her to tell anyone. The juvenile was ravaged physically and psychologically. Note: The envelope is missing […]
Sequence number:s0545 Date of letter:1992-10-29 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Jiang Wenguang Name(s) of victim(s):Jiang Miaochun (Jiang Wenguang’s grandfather) Type of atrocity:Others（OT） Other details:A translator from Japanese troops forced my grandfather to give him food and didn’t get back to post after a great meal. So […]
Sequence number:s0519 Date of letter:1993-07-30 Address of author:Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1941-07-27 Location of event:Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Name of author:An Xuqing Name(s) of victim(s):An Xuhong (An Xuqing’s father), An Xuqing’s sister Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:My father was injured, and my sister, who was entering university, was killed in a […]
Sequence number:s0514 Date of letter:1993-11-08 Address of author:Wuxue City, Hubei Province Date of event:1938-03-17 Location of event:Wuxue City, Hubei Province Name of author:Hu Donge Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Damei (Hu Dong’e’s mother) Type of atrocity:Rapes, Murders（RA, MU） Other details:The Japanese looked everywhere for women when passing by our village and my mother wasn’t able to escape. Resisting the rapists, my mother’s hands and head were cut off. […]
Sequence number:s0512 Date of letter:1993-09-18 Address of author:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1937-07-07 Location of event:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Name of author:Min Fenggao Name(s) of victim(s):Dozens of people including Min Shilin (Min Fenggao’s father), Jiang Peifu (Min Fenggao’s uncle), Tong Yuesheng (relative), etc. Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Rapes, Others（OM, RA, OT） Other details:The Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0506 Date of Letter:1993-7-5 Address of Author:Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:1942-1 Location of Event:Daqing River, Hebei Province Name of Author:Li Wanzhong Name(s) of victim(s):9 victims including Li Wanzhong, He Chengyan, Li Shuhuai, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other Details:In the time of Japanese invasion and raids, many people were conscripted as slave […]
Sequence number:s0505 Date of letter:1995-01-18 Address of author:Yu County, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1940-04 Location of event:Yu County, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhang Shuangbin Name(s) of victim(s):Over 10 victims including Wan Aihua (Zhang Shuangbin’s townsman) Type of atrocity:Sex Slaves, Slave Laborers(SL, SS) Other details:Zhang Shuangbin is sorting out the information of several comfort women in order to claim compensation from […]
Sequence number:s0499 Date of letter:1993-03-07 Address of author:Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1936-08-26 Location of event:Fuxin City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Qu Huanchen Name(s) of victim(s):Qu Huanzhang, the old Mintou, Dengfu and other two people Type of atrocity:Murders(MU) Other details:On Aug. 26, 1936, the Japanese killed our villagers Qu Huanzhang, the old Mintou, Deng Fu and other two people. Deng Fu was cruelly […]
Sequence number:s0477 Date of letter:1992-06-05 Address of author:Pi County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1942-04（lunar calendar） Location of event:Yiwu City, Zhejiang Name of author:Wang Huanbin Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Huanbin and townsmen Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare, Others（BC, OT) Other details:On April 7th 1942 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese military aircrafts spread plague-infected fleas in […]
Sequence number:s0472 Date of letter:1993-04-03 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942-08-16（lunar calendar） Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Qiu Jiantun Name(s) of victim(s):Qiu Jiantun and many townsmen Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Biological/Chemical Warfare （OT, MU, BC) Other details:On August 16th 1942 on the lunar calendar, dozens […]
Sequence number:s0470 Date of Letter:1992-06-15 Address of Author:Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province Date of Event:Not mentioned Location of Event:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Name of Author:Huang Weimin Name(s) of victim(s):Huang Weimin’s grandfather and townsmen Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Nanking Massacres, Others（AB, NM, OT) Other Details:”Seeing reports about your claim, I admire you deeply and now send a Signature Form by my colleagues. During the Anti-Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0466 Date of letter:1993-02-16 Address of author:Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City, Anhui Province Date of event:1938-04（lunar calendar） Location of event:Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Name of author:Tang Qingyun Name(s) of victim(s):Tang Qingyun’s relative, etc. Type of atrocity:Other Massacres（OM) Other details:My family and I admire your righteousness. Here is my indictment, please instruct me. In April 1938 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0461 Date of letter:1992-02-12 Address of author:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Xu Jiyao Name(s) of victim(s):Not mentioned Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:Xu Jiyao sent text fragments of the second edition “Deqing County Cultural and Historical Data”, which contains the abstract of a conversation between Wang Lin and Japanese war […]
Sequence number:s0460 Date of letter:1993-01-20 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942, 1943 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):27 people including Zhu Xiaoxian, Wu Chenghong, Wang Bao’e, Yu Binggen Type of atrocity:Others, Slave Laborers, Biological/Chemical Warfare(OT, SL, BC) Other details:In 1942 Zhu […]
Sequence number:s0450 Date of letter:1992-09-14 Address of author:Baoshan City, Yunnan Province Date of event:1942-05 Location of event:Baoshan City, Yunnan Province Name of author:Zhao Wenchang Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Wenchang’s family and townsmen Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Biological/Chemical Warfare, Rapes, Others(AB, BC, RA, OT) Other details:On May 4, 1942, the Japanese bombed my hometown Baoshan City, Yunnan, killing and wounding more than 5,000 people, including […]
Sequence number:s0447 Date of letter:1993-02-06 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1940-05 Location of event:Xiao County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province Name of author:Zheng Zhongqin Name(s) of victim(s):Zheng Zhongqin and townsmen Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Murders（AB, MU) Other details:In May 1940, the Japanese bombed Xiao County villages and killed many people. I was also wounded and disabled in the bombing. To the […]
Sequence number:s0437 Date of letter:1993-03-18 Address of author:Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Lingchuan County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhao Guangyi Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Guangyi’s family and townsmen Type of atrocity:Others, Rapes, Other Massacres(OT, RA, OM) Other details:In 1942 the Japanese practiced the “Burn All, Kill All, Loot All” policy […]
Sequence number:s0430 Date of letter:1993-04-12 Address of author:Honghe County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province Date of event:1941 Location of event:Vietnam Name of author:Wang Lihua Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Lihua’s father-in-law Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:My father-in-law He Xiancheng was doing business in Vietnam in 1941, when Japan and Vietnam were at war. He was mistaken as a […]
Sequence number:s0420 Date of Letter:1993-09-11 Address of Author:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of Event:1938-11 Location of Event:Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of Author:Zhou Mingcheng, Xu Jiyao Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Mingcheng’s family and townsmen Type of atrocity:Other Massacres（OM) Other Details:In November 1938, the Japanese troops occupied the new town of Deqing County, killing everyonee on the way. The massacre lasted for more than […]
Sequence number:s0411 Date of Letter:1992-11-05 Address of:Author Beijing Date of Event:Not mentioned Location of Event:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Name of Author:Mao Fumin Name(s) of victim(s):Mao Fumin and his children Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other Details:During the anti-Japanese war, the middle school run by my children was bombed, school buildings were destroyed and my two […]
Sequence number:s0404 Date of Letter:1993-06-01 Address of Author:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of Event:1942-1945 Location of Event:Yongqing County, Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of Author:Zhu Jinpeng Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Jinpeng Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers (SL) Other Details:In January 1942, Japanese invaders caught slave laborers in Daqinghe, Hebei Province. I was caught and worked […]
Sequence number:s0397 Date of letter:1992-10-22 Address of author:Tianjin City Date of event:1944-1945 Location of event:Hebei Province Name of author:Ren Shicheng Name(s) of victim(s):Ren Shicheng, Guo Haifeng, Xiang Dashan, Zhang Yaozhou, Zhou Shikuan, Cao Junfeng, Xue Yunqi, Wu Zhenyun, Song Hongsen, Zhang Ligeng, Miao Ruixiang, Hao June, Zhao Wenliu Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL) Other details:My name […]
Sequence number:s0389 Date of Letter:1995-04-22 Address of Author:Huoshan County, Liuan City, Anhui Province Date of Event:1938-08 Location of Event:Huoshan County, Luan City, Anhui Province Name of Author:Wang Zecheng Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Zecheng and his grandmother and mother Type of atrocity:Others, Murders (OT, MU) Other Details:In August 1938, Wang Zecheng was cut at his neck by […]
Sequence number:s0388 Date of letter:February, 1993 Address of author:Honghu City, Hubei Provnce Date of event:1933 Location of event:Honghu City, Hubei Provnce Name of author:Wan Hengquan Name(s) of victim(s):Wan Hengquan’s uncle and Yang Lizhen Type of atrocity:Murders, Others (MU, OT) Other details:In 1933, when Hubei was occupied, my uncle was killed on his way to Wuhan to make a living. Companions Yang Lizhen were killed and […]
Sequence number:s0381 Date of letter:April 14, 1993 Address of author:Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Changsha City, Hunan Province Name of author:He Xijun Name(s) of victim(s):He Xijun’s father and uncle Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers (AB, SL) Other details:In 1943, when Japanese army invaded Hunan Pronvince and bombed Changsha, my father, […]
Sequence number:s0369 Date of letter:1993-02-10 Address of author:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1942, 1943 Location of event:Jinhua County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Ni Yuanmao Name(s) of victim(s):Ni Guiying, Lou Xiuzhen, Wang Genrong and his brother Wang Hongqing, Wang Baoxian, Ning Jinzhu, Zhou Yingnai (Wang Zhirui’s mother), Shen Chunfeng, Wu Mingyou […]
Sequence number:s0365 Date of Letter:1993-05-25 Address of Author:Deqing County, Zhejiang Province Date of Event:1937 Location of Event:Jiangsu Province; Wukang County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of Author:Xu Jiyao, Wang Yuqin, Jin Qizhi, Sun Meixian Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Yuqin’s father, Jin Pingsun (Jin Qizhi’s father), Jin Qizhi’s fellow-villagers Type of atrocity:Air bombings, Others, Other Massacres (AB, […]
Sequence number:s0353 Date of letter:1992-07-15 Address of author:Wanrong County, Yuncheng, Shanxi Date of event:1942-04-15(lunar callendar) Location of event:Wanrong County, Yuncheng, Shanxi Name of author:SUN Changlai Name(s) of victim(s):SUN Changlai’s relatives and fellow villagers Type of atrocity:Other Massacres (OM) Other details:Our village is a typical victim village. On April 15, 1942 (lunar calendar), out of anger from losing […]
Sequence number:s0350 Date of letter:July 30, 1992 Address of author:Shijiang County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Shijiang County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhang Binyi Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Caifeng (fellow villager) Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:I (Zhang Binyi) have recieved your (Tong Zeng) reply and I am willing to join in the victims committee. On July 28, I went to Wang Caifeng’s home and […]
Sequence number:s0338 Date of letter:1993-09-04 Address of author:Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1940-1942 Location of event:Lingchuan County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhao Guangyi Name(s) of victim(s):Hou Zhengqing (Zhao Guangyi’s adoptive father), Zhao Guangyi’s sister Type of atrocity:Others, Murders, Rapes(OT, MU, RA) Other details:During 1940-1942, the Japanese invaded my hometown Lingchuan County and destroyed […]
Sequence number:s0336 Date of Letter:1993-03-04 Address of Author:Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province Date of Event:1945 Location of Event Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province Name of Author:Liu Ziping Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Ziping’s townsmen Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Rapes, Slave Laborers（OM, RA, SL) Other Details:In 1945 the Japanese killed innocent people in my hometown, buried […]
Sequence number:s0335 Date of Letter:1993-03-28 Address of Author:Changde City, Hunan Province Date of Event:1942 Location of Event:Changde City, Hunan Province Name of Author:Gong Jianrong Name(s) of victim(s):Gong Jianrong’s father Type of atrocity:Otehrs (OT) Other Details:Witnesses of the disaster suffered by my family are grandmother Chen Daying, the 4th grandfather Gong Daoshu, the 5th grandfather Gong […]
Sequence number:s0331 Date of letter:April 15, 1996 Address of author:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Date of event:August 29, 1944 Location of event:Xushui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Chizi, Wang Hongchi Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Xiaoshen (Wang Chizi’s elder brother), Wang Hongzhang (Wang Hongchi’s elder brother) Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:On August […]
Sequence number:s0323 Date of letter:1993-11-18 Address of author:Yixing, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Yao Yunsheng Name(s) of victim(s):Not mentioned Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:I’ve sent a letter to the Japanese Embassy about that many of my colleagues’ families were victims of the Japanese invasion of […]
Sequence number:s0316 Date of letter:1993-07-01 Address of author:Nan County, Yiyang City, Hunan Province Date of event:1943-11 Location of event:Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province Name of author:Yu Zhenzhong Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Zhongwu, HuangMeisheng, etc. Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Others(MU, RA, OT) Other details:In November 1943, the Japanese invaded my hometown, burning houses and killing people, including Liu Zhongwu and Huang Meisheng’s 12-year-old girl, who […]
Sequence number:s0315 Date of letter:1993-05-14 Address of author:Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1944-09-16（lunar calendar） Location of event:Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province Name of author:Mao Yuebao Name(s) of victim(s):Mao Yuebao’s sister, Zhou Xiaonv (wife), Mao Yuerong Type of atrocity:Rapes, Murders, Others（RA, MU, OT) Other details:On September 16th 1944 on the lunar calendar, the […]
Sequence number:s0314 Date of letter:1993-03-02 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Gaizhou City (former Gai County), Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Tong Shunzhi Name(s) of victim(s):Tong Shunzhi and his townsmen Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL) Other details:In February 1944, the Japanese conscripted labor in the rural area of Gai County, […]
Sequence number:s0311 Date of letter:1993-3-12 Address of author:Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1938-05 Location of event:Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Zhao Yuhua Name(s) of victim(s):Zhao Yuhua’s townsmen Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Air Bombing(AB, OM) Other details:In May 1938 the Japanese bombed Xuzhou and committed atrocious crime by burning, killing, raping after occupation of […]
Sequence number:s0309 Date of letter:1992-08-15（date on envelope） Address of author:Pan’an County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Pan’an County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Sun Qingda Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Qingde’s townsmen Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:I (Kong Qingda) visited Zhou Qingde, who told me that when our county was raided by the Japanese, countless people were thrown into cesspits […]
Sequence number:s0301 Date of Letter:1993-01-18 Address of Author:Hanyang, Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of Event:Not mentioned Location of Event:Not mentioned Name of Author:Hong Aizhen Name(s) of victim(s):Hong Aizhen Type of atrocity:Sex Slaves (SS) Other Details:I was very impressed that this October people sent by you came to visit me – a south Korean victim drifting outside for fifty years. I will come to visit you […]
