A Japanese ex-soldier speaks up on WWII biological warfare atrocities in China
A former member of the Japanese germ warfare Unit 731 during World War II, Hideo Shimizu, returned to China to apologize to the victims of Japan’s biological weapons. This brave act was commended by China, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson expressing appreciation for Shimizu’s courage in facing historical truths. Shimizu revisited Harbin, where he witnessed horrifying scenes of human organ dissections and bone collections from prisoners used as experimental subjects. He emphasized the importance of acknowledging past atrocities to prevent their repetition.
Unit 731 was a notorious biological and chemical warfare research facility in Harbin, responsible for heinous human experiments and the deaths of thousands. The Chinese government urges Japan to acknowledge its wartime history, learn from past mistakes, and uphold peace for a better future.