Japan excavating site linked to WWII human experiments by Unit 731

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Japan Today

TOKYO —

Japan is excavating the site of a former medical school that may reveal grisly secrets from World War II.

The investigation begins Monday afternoon at the former school linked to Unit 731, a germ and biological warfare outfit during the war. Shadowy experiments conducted by the unit on war prisoners have never been officially acknowledged by the government but have been documented by historians and participants.

It is the first government probe of the Tokyo site, and follows a former nurse’s revelation that she helped bury body parts there as American forces began occupying the capital at the end of the war.

Read more: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-to-dig-site-linked-to-wwii-human-experiments

[FailureToCommunicate]

1. What they did in Nanking and Manilla, should never be forgotten

either!

[demosincebirth]

2. The Bataan death March...an ol' friend of mine survived that. He never talked about it. He

told me once that it was too painful. He didn't want to think about it.
.

[era veteran]

9. A late friend of mine was in the march

He wouldn't talk of of either. He was a very gentle man.

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. Bad as that was, those were soldiers, not whole communities of

innocent women, children and old people...

[semillama]

14. My great-uncle was on the march and didn't make it.

Died of dysentery, I think.

[demosincebirth]

3. I read about Nanking years ago and it was horrifying and sickening

[Poll_Blind]

4. Memory is the heaviest, most sorrowful and burdening of the Great Blessings.

It is also a talisman against evil, against the greatest evil. Our own worser natures.

PB

[Bigmack]

5. I hope they're very careful...

they put some very bad shit into the ground along with those prisoners. Modern Japanese shouldn't have to pay for the sins of the Empire.

[AsahinaKimi]

6. agreed. n/t

[miyazaki]

7. A novelization somewhat based on these happenings

was written by famous Japanese writer Shisaku Endo called
"Umi to Dokuyaku", (The Sea and Poison).
A good but sober read.

[madrchsod]

8. the us government gave the guy that ran unit 731 amnesty

he coded all the experiments so to find out the methods and results the us government decided not to prosecute him for war crimes. he died a free man in japan.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Fascinating.

I had never heard of this till now.

HOw did you come to find out about it?

[madrchsod]

13. there`s a documentary about this Japanese war crime

[pampango]

12. Japanese are now among the most peaceful people. Amazing to see proof that evil governments

can incite any group into widespread acts of inhuman behavior.