Japan is reluctant to acknowledge colonial-era violence, leaving the job of historical reckoning to individuals and civic groups. For Koreans investigating a 1923 massacre, it’s not just a matter of truth, but also one of dignity and survival.
This week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people.In 2009 a government-organised conference issued a report on the earthquake which touched on the killings but avoided except for in one table the word "massacre", Morris-Suzuki said.
Masao Nishizaki, director of the Housenka foundation stands next to a memorial for the victims outside his home in Sumida Ward in Tokyo - Copyright AFP Richard A. BrooksEtienne Balmer and Elie GuidiThis week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people. Less well known is the subsequent massacre of […]
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