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Japanese union promises to build Hope Schools in China for war atonement  

东日本铁路工会为赎罪 承诺在中国援建希望小学

昨天辽宁抚顺举行平顶山惨案82周年公祭大会。出席公祭的日本友好团体东日本铁路工会负责人表示,将在中国援建19所希望小学。[查看全文]
2014-09-17 14:36 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Si Huan
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(ECNS) – A railway union in Japan has promised to build 19 Hope Primary Schools in rural Chinese areas to atone for atrocities their compatriots committed against Chinese people over 82 years ago, the Beijing Times reported.

Nobuhiro Saito, director of the East Japan Railway union, made the promise in Fushun, Liaoning province, on Tuesday during the 82nd mourning ceremony of the Pingdingshan Massacre.

Over 3,000 Chinese civilians were killed by the Japanese Imperial Army in the massacre on September 16, 1932.

Saito said they want to convey their hope for peace and friendship between Japan and China through the school project. "We have raised enough funds for the project in two years," he added.

The union has organized over 2,500 people to visit the Memorial of the Pingdingshan Massacre since 1993.

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