Ge Daorong (L) briefed the Japanese visitors on the tragedy of his family during the Nanjing Massacre and showed the testimony of a Japanese veteran who invaded China.
A Japanese peace delegation led by Katsumi Ishikawa visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders on the morning of July 30, amid his 28th visit to China.
The delegation went to the "Nanjing Massacre Historical Exhibition" in the memorial hall and also met with Ge Daorong, a survivor of the massacre in 1937.
Katsumi Ishikawa said that he organized Japanese young people to visit China first in 1992 as an effort to research the history of Japan’s invasion of China. Participants in the “Peace Trip to China” have visited the memorial hall in Nanjing, the Unit 731 Museum in Harbin City, the Pingdingshan Massacre Memorial Hall in Fushun City, and a museum about Japan’s occupation of northeast China in Changchun City.
2019 is the 28th year for Katsumi Ishikawa to lead a delegation to visit China, which is composed of 14 people this time including eight born in 1980s and the youngest 25 years old. Over the decades, nearly 3,000 Japanese youths have joined "Peace Trip to China" to understand Japan's invasion of China.
Ge Daorong briefed the Japanese visitors on the tragedy of his family during the Nanjing Massacre and showed the testimony of a Japanese veteran who invaded China. "My family’s story is just one case during the Nanjing Massacre, and many families suffered all kinds of sufferings. I hope that young Japanese people will never forget history and work together for peace," said Ge.
Ryuji Yamada, a member of the delegation, said he was born in 1985 and this is his fourth visit to the memorial hall. "Many people in Japan do not understand this history. I was deeply touched during my visit. As a younger generation, we must objectively know the truth of history and make more efforts for world peace."
