Tamaki Matsuoka (æ ¾å²¡ ç'°, Matsuoka Tamaki, born 1947 in Osaka,
Japan) is a Japanese activist who challenges Japanese perceptions of
the country's war crimes in the Rape of Nanking during Second
Sino-Japanese War.Being a primary school teacher in Matsubara, Osaka
teaching history subject, Matsuoka felt she needed to tell the truth
about Japanese war crimes to her students. She went to Nanjing, China
for several times to interview hundreds of Japanese veterans and
Chinese survivors, and publish books and films showing their memories
after Japan captured Nanking. Her works include the 2009 documentary
Torn Memories of Nanjing.Matsuoka is a member of the Japan-China Peace
Research Organization which attends the memorial ceremony at the
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in Nanjing on August 15 every year to
show the regrets of Japanese people to the war crimes.Matsuoka has
been careful not to publicize her address, for her and her family's
safety from Japanese nationalist groups, and has hidden her
testimonies to protect them from being stolen or destroyed.
Japan) is a Japanese activist who challenges Japanese perceptions of
the country's war crimes in the Rape of Nanking during Second
Sino-Japanese War.Being a primary school teacher in Matsubara, Osaka
teaching history subject, Matsuoka felt she needed to tell the truth
about Japanese war crimes to her students. She went to Nanjing, China
for several times to interview hundreds of Japanese veterans and
Chinese survivors, and publish books and films showing their memories
after Japan captured Nanking. Her works include the 2009 documentary
Torn Memories of Nanjing.Matsuoka is a member of the Japan-China Peace
Research Organization which attends the memorial ceremony at the
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in Nanjing on August 15 every year to
show the regrets of Japanese people to the war crimes.Matsuoka has
been careful not to publicize her address, for her and her family's
safety from Japanese nationalist groups, and has hidden her
testimonies to protect them from being stolen or destroyed.
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