Hey there! Ever heard about the secretive Unit 731? 📖 Well, Japanese scholar Seiya Matsuno just dropped some bombshell documents that shed new light on Japan's germ-warfare crimes in China during World War II! 🇯🇵💣
He discovered a 267-page document in the National Archives of Japan 📚, detailing profiles of 100 technicians who served from February 1944 to August 1945. Over half of them were part of the notorious Unit 731, the top-secret biological and chemical warfare research base established in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. 🧪🦠
The document includes info like their appointment times, promotions, college backgrounds, and even grades and achievements. It's wild to think these technicians were the core researchers engaged in bacterial experiments and medical research, often serving as heads of various departments. 😳
According to Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army, this material gives us insights into the personnel structure of Unit 731. The technicians even had evaluations like \"excellent\" and \"good\" marked for their human experiments! 😱
This revelation is super important for deepening our understanding of these grim events and revealing the crimes committed by the Japanese germ-warfare units. 🕵️♂️
By unveiling these truths, we remember the past and hope for a more peaceful future. ✌️🌏
Fun Fact: Wednesday marks the 93rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident of 1931, when Japanese troops began their invasion of China, foreshadowing World War II. 🕰️
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Scholar unveils new document on Japan's germ-warfare crimes in China
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