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Nanjing Massacre memorial hall receives newly-donated items, documents

​More than 120 new items and historical documents have been donated to the Memorial Hall for the Victims in Nanjing Massacre.
 

President Xi attends national memorial ceremony for Nanjing Massacre victims

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a national memorial ceremony on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.

Chongqing Bombing survivors to appear in Japanese court

Victims of the Chongqing Bombing will appear in the Tokyo High Court Thursday for an appeal hearing on their lawsuit demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government.

Nanjing Massacre-themed documentary premieres in US

New historical docu-drama "Scars of Nanking," will premiere on the History Asia channel in the U.S. This is the first time that a Nanjing Massacre-themed documentary will be broadcast in western mainstream media.

Chinese student wins Emmy with short film on Nanjing Massacre

A Chinese student studying in the US has won an Emmy Award with her short film on the Nanjing Massacre, reports the Beijing News.
 

Chinese, Japanese people urged to cherish hard-won peace

Chinese and Japanese people should greatly appreciate the hard-won peace, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said Wednesday while addressing the national memorial ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.

Testimony meeting held in Japan's Shizuoka in memory of 1937 Nanjing Massacre

Some 200 Japanese people attended a testimony meeting on Tuesday in Shizuoka city, central Japan, in commemoration of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.

447 overseas Chinese groups to hold Nanjing Massacre memorials

​A total of 447 overseas Chinese groups plan to hold memorial ceremonies for Nanjing Massacre victims Wednesday.

China to hold annual memorial for Nanjing Massacre victims

China will hold an annual memorial for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, in the eastern city of Nanjing Wednesday.

Oldest survivor of Nanjing Massacre dies

Guan Guangjing, the oldest survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday, leaving the number of registered survivors of the holocaust at less than 100.

Chinese group demands compensation from Japan for Nanjing Massacre

The Japanese government has been asked once again to apologize to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and their surviving relatives and to pay suitable compensation.
 

Canada's Ontario passes motion commemorate Nanjing Massacre

Canada's Ontario provincial parliament Thursday passed a motion designating Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day to commemorate the mass killing of 300,000 Chinese by Japanese troops in Nanjing during World War II.

Nanjing becomes China's first International City of Peace

In the notorious Nanjing Massacre during World War II, about 300,000 Chinese people lost their lives and 20,000 women were raped. 

China lauds Nanjing Massacre bill in Canada

China welcomed a bill to designate December 13 as Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day by the Canadian province of Ontario, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday in Beijing. 

China marks 72nd anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

A peace assembly was held Tuesday in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.

Families mourn Nanjing Massacre victims on Tomb Sweeping Day

With no tombs to sweep for their deceased relatives, some 50 family members of the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre visited a memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, to pay their respects Tuesday morning.

Japanese man donates historic Battle of Nanjing documents to China

A Japanese man has donated 16 Chinese historical military documents to the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.

Murakami novel acknowledges Nanjing Massacre, sets off online frenzy

Japanese contemporary best-selling author Haruki Murakami has earned plaudits from many Chinese citizens.