Trial of Chongqing Bombardment starts in Tokyo   

重庆大轰炸第22次庭审举行 原告要求日方道歉赔偿

2日下午，重庆大轰炸第22次庭审在东京地方裁判所举行，来自四川自贡的原告钟国华出庭作证，要求日本政府深刻反省战争罪行，尽快向受害者道歉和赔偿。

Tokyo (CNS) -- The 22nd trial for Chongqing Bombardment was held at Tokyo District Court on the afternoon of July 2. Zhong Guohua, 73, appeared in court as one of the plaintiffs, asking the Japanese government to be more introspective about their war crimes and apologize to victims.

Zhong was born in an extended family of more than 30 members in Zigong City, Sichuan Province. Since ancient times his hometown has been well known as a production base for well salt, and became a vital supply of salt for citizens behind the lines during the Anti-Japanese War.

On August 12, 1940, Japanese troops undertook a large scale bombing of Zigong City. Thirteen members of Zhong's family were killed including her 31-year-old father. And their homes were destroyed.

The Chongqing Bombardment refers to a large-scale bombing offensive taken by Japanese troops against what was the Chinese capital at the time -Chongqing and its neighboring area, from February 1938 to August 1943. Statistics are incomplete but it has been largely established that in Chongqing city alone, over 10,000 people died and 17,600 homes were destroyed.

In 2006, the victims of the Chongqing Bombardment finally lodged a complaint in the Tokyo District Court.