Japanese veteran arrives in China's Harbin for visit to apologize

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Hideo Shimizu, a Japanese veteran who served in the notorious Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, arrived in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Monday.

Shimizu, a former Unit 731 Youth Corps member, is scheduled to visit the origin of his grim lifelong memories – the Japanese bacteriology unit's sprawling complex in Harbin, where thousands of Chinese civilians and Allied prisoners of war were killed from the late 1930s up until the end of the war.

"I have always wanted to go to China to pray for the deceased and apologize to their families," Shimizu said at a press conference in Japan's Iida City in July.

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Veterans want to appologize but politicians have different agenda and will continue the war game

tedysubandy
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This is sure won't be reported in Japan media.

hengongchua
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A few citizens of Japan do not represent the majority nor the government.

wynetsang
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Perhaps he could say a word or two about his former colleagues who founded US biological warfare programme at Fort Detrick. That would be very interesting.

bp
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Thanks for the apology despite one veteran

Laosinsider
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Thanks Japanese former scientist apologize. Chinese people are forgiven having biggest hearts ❤.👏🏻👍🏻✊🏻💪🏻🍺🥂🍾🍷 Western countries want war against Asia countries. They want to destroy each other. Asian countries should united and be strong together. Peace ✌️ and loving each others.

henry
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Brave man, better now then never... ✌👏

nelson
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Apologize for war crimes they committed for fun and have zero intention to pay for? They won't even admit to what they did.

yaelz
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Looking at the man now, old and frail, my heart softens. So I am just wondering was he a senior personnel at that time and making decisions and giving orders? Or was he very young (teenager) and just a low ranking personnel then?

chew-lf
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He knows he’s about to die soon and knows he is going to hell; this old geezer really thinks apologizing last minute will absolve his sins and make him eligible for salvation.

warden
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Come on everyone have some recognition for humanity surviving in the worst times
Dont nitpick everything

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