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China urged to sue over Japanese royal’s role in Unit 731 crimes (www.scmp.com)

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The late Emperor Hirohito of Japan should be held accountable under international law for the crimes of Unit 731, according to Chinese scholars who say the wartime ruler authorised the infamous programme but was shielded from prosecution by US policy after World War II. The secret Japanese military unit in northeastern China, which was responsible for human experimentation, biological warfare and at least tens of thousands of civilian deaths, had been created by imperial order in 1936, said Zhou...

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[–] RedWizard@news.abolish.capital 2 points 17 hours ago

Hmm?