Former Unit 731 soldier: I want to apologize to the Chinese people
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In the 1930s, Japan established Unit 731 in northeastern China. It was a notorious branch of the Imperial Japanese Army that carried out lethal experiments on thousands of prisoners. Before Japan surrendered in 1945, Unit 731 blew up its laboratories and prisons to destroy any evidence before leaving China. Hideo Shimizu was in charge of the operation and was ordered to keep it strictly secret. More than 70 years later, the aging Shimizu decided to break his silence and apologize to the Chinese people for Unit 731 and the crimes it committed.
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I accept these individuals’ apology but still waiting for the Japanese government to apologise officially
They won't because they are pleasing Master U.S.A.
@@uyfhkgc4468 Japanese government pleases USA by not apologizing to China? You have interesting view on world politics
@@tayletubby5138 that's a fact though even if u try to deny it ....lol
@@lupinarsene7329 Then show me the relevant info, if you are worth anything
He didn’t apologize to you but the people he did it to 🙄. Calm down, you’re not that important for anyone to say sorry to you.
That's insane unit 731 was let off free with immunity
@Rob yeah soldier but the scientist got immunity in ecxhange for their documents that were done on people
USA 🇺🇸
The USA let it happen, yet no one talks about it
@@jayc33day If you wanted some right, you have to do it yourself. Everyone known this saying.
USA's Babylon and it shall soon fall
Wise old man. In your last few years on earth, please raise the awareness of the Japanese people to these atrocities and hopefully do not repeat them ever again.
Wise?
Late but not too too late, after so many decades. 😭😭
Not Japanese people but their old imperial army. I was horrified when I learned of the things their army did.
Individual army men want seek apologies but his nation ignore it's past war crimes.Thank god Japan no longer have armies of it's own.All nations have their fair share of notoriety but atrocities and heartless doing of Japanese armies of WW2 is terrible.
It was not the "Japanese people" fk.
Wise.... This man is pure evil
Many veterans like him have also apologized to the victims and their families but the Japanese government forgot its history like Ukraine.
And what is your Ukraine comment meant to mean?
@@twopercentflat4766 he means the Lwow pogrom and the volhynia massacre
China seems to forget the millions who died from awful reforms and how they were kept in poverty by communism
@@leeroyjenkins0078 thanks for bringing these up though, it is interesting.
@@twopercentflat4766 Bandera. I mean they never forgot it. But its like Putin coming and saying hes gunna start building statues of Stalin.
Realizing one's mistake and repent for it equals taking responsibility. In this case, how can this ordinary soldier be more responsible than the leaders of Japan?
Japan never did anything wrong. 天皇陛下万歳
@@stoggafllik did your mother never give you attention when you grew up?
@@stoggafllik I guess you never experienced what they did in South East Asia and you never learn history
@@stoggafllik But you are a believer of holocaust because the Americans say so.
@@stoggafllik the unforgivable of japan history.. . Until now my mother still remember what japanese soldiers did to the woman. . ,they raped and killed the infants. . .and until now the image of japan is not good
At least a Japanese soldier admitted crimes against the Chinese people but the Japanese government didn’t apologised for their crimes in China as well as the comfort women around Asia.
They did tho...
This is very controversial question but which of the two had a worse ordeal: a comfort woman or a holocaust survivor
Yeah germany apologized but look at japan, the gov just doesn’t want to lose face, they’ve already manipulated their citizens into being “polite”, country with highest suicide rates, and people are still mourning over the president’s death.
@@Alissa_21 Germany did everything to correct their past mistakes, yet some such as Poland still point fingers at Germany
@Home Traveler which Koreans then: South Koreans or North Koreans
The Japanese had done unimaginable atrocities against the Chinese people during WW2. The Japanese needs to take the initiative, just like this brave Shimizu san, to come forward and apologize for their crimes. Time is running out. There are not many Unit 731 soldiers alive.
Japan needs a leader like Helmut Kohl.
Not only against Chinese, large swathes of Asia were subject to their cruelty
For all the people that dosent understand why Chinese peoples is angry about this, what if Germany never apologize for Auschwitz or its War crime? How will the west have been reacted. The western goverment and special the U.S know all about this, but dont want to push Japan on this. By keeping Japan and China as enemy, U.S will hold on its hegemony. Chinese people wants apologize from japan and this to be teach to the new japanese generation and something like that wont happen again.
Why would we pressure them into it when chins is our enemy and Japan is our friend 🤔 China has only evil intentions towards the U.S.A from hacker attacks to purposefully trying to stick their businesses here
unit 731 is actually worse search it up
@@gametri-eq6ljtotal nightmare fuel
Something that they're commiting now. how ironic
Don't forget apart from 731, there were other Japanese bio units that also committed heinous war crimes in China like the unit that experimented and killed the poor that were forced to leave HK after Japanese occupation.
🇨🇳✊✊✊lest we forget. Bravo..., long live the Chinese civilisation.
We may forgive but will never forget
@@raygan777able true that
What about tibet
US is better than China
The flag of China is 🇹🇼 not 🇨🇳
Amazing confession. Let the Japanese people hear this loud and clear.
Japanese government must apologise and compensate those suffered fr Unit 731... Japanese government must also apologise and compensate to all comfort women... But Japanese government is smart, waiting for generations past and ppl then to forget part of history...
Do you think ppl will forget???
Hell no! They can wait all they want but this debt is etched in our souls! And if they want pass though this debt to their offspring that’s their choice. It only shows that Japanese politicians don’t have any honor, respect and responsibility!!
They already have tho...
@@twopercentflat4766 They apologize the killing of Yankees (and Australians) though but never to the Chinese.
@@Samoasoa no, in fact they did multiple times. Even singing the join declaration as a form of apology as well. And this includes apologising, paying compensation and more to other SEA nations.
China actually refused Japan's compensation.
We Chinese will never forget. Japan thinks " America has our back now, we did exactly what Americans do all these years. So we are not guilty. We were killing terrorist ". Really this is whats on their mind. USA always comes with excuse of terrorist ( while they are the biggest terrorist on this planet ), or human rights and ofcourse always bring their democracy to invade you and freedom to bomb and kill you, freedom to plunder every country they want and in the end it will bring prosperity to USA because they plundered all their wealth. And Japan thinks, this is what we did, just like our US masters. But Japan, you killed way more, you killed women, childrens and even babies, how could you! Fucking demons on this planet.
This old Japanese man has truly realized that many Japanese orphans were taken care by Chinese families when the Japanese military withdrew from Manchuria. Some of these children went back to japan after WW2 but others became “Chinese” as they remain in China. Now, the same old mad dream of Hideyoshi to conquer China surfaces again for the 3rd time as japan has changed from being pacifist into warmonger, serving her new master who once occupied Japan and almost persecuted the emperor Hirohito for starting WW2 in the pacific.
He was forced to kept the atrocities a secret. But now, he's about to leave this world, and he is clearing his bitter conscience. May he gets his redemption in the afterlife.
What karma to be recruited for such terrible job. But at least it wasn't his own intention but the authoritues'. Still he has a conscience and is remorseful which is brave of him to voice out
Tokyo hasn't learned a thing from WWII & fully intends to force the rest of Asia do what needs to be done.
What?
Considering the horrors committed in Unit 731 an apology is nowhere near enough.
what is he supposed to do?
It is
Let's never forget what turned human into monsters.
what a monumental moment! i am in tears.
I want to get along with Japan but with Japan saying they want to commit to military action on the Taiwan issue and still denying WW2 I'm not sure thats possible
I think they need more nukes to remember
@@ronniechew6566
the nukes were used to end the war quickly not to destroy japan.
@@karahafu That war was already finished before the nukes were sent with extra love from the US 😁
@@ronniechew6566
oh? never heard of a "japan surrendering before nukes" scenario. dont forget that invading japan is near impossible. also all ur yt channel vids are literally about asian restraunts dont give me that "from the US" bs
@@karahafu You heard of Russia nuking Japan? I heard they taught that in school instead of the truth.
Unforgivable!
uyghurs will not forgive chinese
@@wadswwwwasdw True that
@@davidroy1744 ？
@@wadswwwwasdw I agree with you
Now that he is closer to death himself, he feels sorry. Where was he 40-50 years ago with his apology.
Would that have mattered? If I were him I wouldn’t have apologised; it’s not going to do anything tangible and it’s not like anyone will accept it. But I don’t have a conscience. He probably just did it to clear his conscience, which I respect.
where where you?
@@nayrtnartsipacify not born yet
@@nayrtnartsipacifywhat a dumb question to ask.
@milankovacevic1483why don’t you apologise for your own war crimes
Like in Iraq Afghanistan Palestine etc?
Asking for forgiveness is such a very brave thing to do ❤️
These sickos put altered bubonic plague that was more dangerous than the original mind you, into candy and fed it to villagers under the guise as friendship, this guy should not be asking for forgiveness. If there is a hell you can bet this guy is going there too.
Apologising means nothing. They have taken so many lives, children, women, men, pregnant women, the elders also babies 😭 they are evil who do not deserve peace. They are sorry now that they are old and will die soon. Maybe they are scared to go to hell so they are apologising now.
Forgiveness is weakness.
@@LeniKikoTalunan Forgiveness are letting you're self free from the chain of anger and loneliness that weakens you're soul and delayed you're progress. And it's the most difficult thing to do.
@@kryptonite4974 forgiveness is useless.
Imagine if China had done what unit 731 did to Japanese people, horrific human experiments, would the Japanese be angry? Of course they would. Good on this Japanese soldier for apologising to China and showing remorse, the Japanese empire must never happen again.
Despite what the Japanese did to the Chinese, the Chinese looked after the Japanese orphans. This clearly opened the heart of this Japanese ex-soldier and made him repent of the suffering he had caused these kind people.
That's so sad
Thank you for having the courage of a evolved man. One who is able to reflect on his actions & humble himself. Many earth bound spirits will suffer less barometer your heart felt apology.
This is really heartwarming....bless this man..
Check out unit 731 and you won't be blessing this man. He might be old now but doesn't make him a good human being.
@littlehomeforest5972why not? He was just a doctor with controversial ethics
You shouldn’t bless him even though he’s brave for speaking against his government and apologizing what he still did was not forgivable
Thks for the
Truths, respect 🙏🙏🙏
A place in hell has already been specially reserved for people of his ilk , where he shall suffer tremendously for all eternity...SO MOTE IT BE!!! 😡😈👹👺
They even plotted build new dinasty at china for Chinese citizens during that times.
Just like a prayer for peace friends, let them no more wars to keep us apart, let's learn to get along and put them hostilities behind. ..at least for a while until we invert the global warming, let's try to pick up a bigger enemy , the one who is giving us the reason to fight on the same side of the barricades, the one that make us feel maties sharing the same struggle of life... let's pray for peace and understanding, hoping we can succeed.. so no evil could ever dare to harm us anymore
There is no point for an old man with both feet inside coffin apologize when your government don't even got the guts to take up the responsibility.
I hope that you will live until the moment that your grandchildren facing what you did to the Chinese during 731 days.
He's already being punished by the guilt
@@evryatis9231 Guilt? at the age of 80s or 90s? Human being tend to felt the guilt only because they know they are going to hell for this.
They just hoping for a less suffer journey during his hell life. Can you find any documentaries about Jap soldies apologise in their 30-40s? or maybe in year 1950-1060s?
Nope. They are still bragging all these "proud" historical moment for the japs.
As a chinese I would not buy this apology at all. Unless the new generation like the government admit their mistakes.
@@evryatis9231 guilt wont bring back the dead and heal their loved ones
@@Alissa_21 punishement wont either, your point? This happened 80 years ago, why bother.
@@evryatis9231 Guilt? At the age of 80s or 90s? They are getting their guilt at this age mostly because they know they are going to hell for this. They just hoping for a less suffer journey.
Do you see any of the japs apologising in their 30s-40s? or any during year 1950s- 1960s? No, they are still bragging about it.
Do they teach their new generation about these? No, they claim that they are "liberating" china.
You can see these clearly based on their government action. They are still treating them as heroes. And thinking as one. Don't be fooled.
As a chinese I would never accept this apology unless their government to do so.
Respect the man for saying this
Teach it in your history class japan
Sadly the world is not listening.....
I really value what they apologize for. The past is the past and it can not be undone. However, looking at the world right now, we really need to prevent this from happening ever again.
So all the people who died, get only a 1 min apology video, seems fair for the multiple life’s he probably assisted in ruining. He shouldn’t get to just apologize, he probably didn’t even spend 10 years in prison or even a month. It took him 70 years to even apologize, disgusting.
What do you want from him lol? He didn’t have to apologise he could just tell you to go fck yourselves like my grandfather did. An apology won’t solve anything - it’s just a failed attempt at guilt tripping people.
Exactly, at best hes selfish and lazy, at worse hes a genocidal and sadistic monster.
Where the hell was this guy decades ago? Why didnt he apologize and atone back then? Why now?
It's disgusting that you do whatever you want and you apologise at the end
He took so long to apologize and I’m pretty sure of Japan won the war he would still be proud of it.
No shit Sherlock people usually don’t apologise for the bad things that did when it causes them to win because it’s a means to an end. The winners can do what they want and the losers get dictated to
But he didn’t get punishment.The only thing he did is say sorry to the people who died in pain.
No matter what, pain of humans destroying lives of others will long be wrinkling through time. The shame remains, the memories of pain remain. It just works like that. Maybe if we all learn this history may not, really doesn’t have to repeat itself, we can find peace of mind. It takes quite a bit of courage to speak out for our sins. But if it brings back hope, if it brings back a sparkle of forgiveness, heartfelt dignity. Wouldn’t that be a kind of love the world needs…
Thank you
Saying sorry doesn’t even come close to how these people suffered!
The only one apologizing, good on him but do hope the rest will follows suit soon if they're still around, don't think the government will ever will.
The Chinese people can forgive but they will not forget. Japan better not repeat their same mistake.
@Deljohn V. Lumongsod • 1000y ago can, not WILL
Forgiveness is the key 🔑 to enter Kingdom of God.
@Deljohn V. Lumongsod • 1000y ago
Forgiveness must be earned not demanded.
@Deljohn V. Lumongsod • 1000y ago God is everywhere and in everyone. People can choose to be positive or negative just like a magnet can switch side to good or evil. The church is within ourselves as all religions can take us to the 1st False Heaven and from there depending on our love and forgiveness we can enter or exit Heavenly realm.
@Deljohn V. Lumongsod • 1000y ago I don't need to as I am who I am.
I visited the unit 731 museum in Harbin, fascinating to see. I enjoyed my trip to China in 2018. Greeting from Australia 🇦🇺.
it is not enough for one former Japanese Imperial soldier to apologize to China on the horrific bio-experiments done to innocent Chinese and other Asian people during Ww2. The Japanese government must do the same and offer reparations to the victims. Never forgive nor forget unless justice and punishment against the Japanese nation.
Japan a country like America. Never takes responsibility for its crimes
We have forgive you, old man.
It has been so long ago, decades ago.
You are also taking orders from your commander.
But you need to understand why China military should continue to build up. They work hard to avoid the same tragedy happen again.
Can forgive but don't forget....in case it gets repeated...
This old man waited 70 years to apologize for gross abuses- better late than never. I'm just curious as to why he took so long.
probably being silenced in some way
either that, to clear his conscience or because he knows whatever the gov could do to him wont matter since he’s already well towards his way out
Because of COVID-19 payback
@@rollinia7770
The Chinese that died to Covid:
@@bruhtnt4258 Yip, as past life people reincarnated to the race they hated the most.
One sweet breeze of humanity......
Honor and shame are war brothers...
👏👏japanese soldier
How could Japanese do that with innocent people. My God.
Wow.. Huge respect to this man. It is not easy to be in front of Camera and apologize. Hoping Japanese government steps up.
yes, yes. Keep praising this poor old guy for his courageous speech and genuine apology, it means nothing if their government still twisting the history in their books and pumping another war.
Ohh yeah like communism do, like China 😅
@@tigergate7962 why you mad? Your grandfather was a Japanese soldier that invades China? can't stand the harsh fact?
I don't understand how you people can sympathise with him. Pray hard former soldier!!
🙏it makes peace possible if there is more people like him 🙏 may we all find peace
If he actually regretted his actions he would have turned himself in YEARS ago
한국한테는 사과 안 해?
Because there were no Koreans.
@@wadswwwwasdw So far, six Korean victims have been identified, as follows. Most of them are believed to have been arrested during Koreans who campaigned for independence under Japan's illegal rule.
Do the Japanese not know shame?
Hope the Japanese establishment don't have this soldier assassinated!
This man speaks with his heart and conscience. Something that the vast majority of politicians do not have. Encouraging and moving how this man comes to repentance. All of us have also been influenced to a great extent by our so-called society with pre-chewed desired but manipulated information since we were born. A society based on full exploitation of any resources in which the "strongest" (most powerful) determines everything
If genuine, then it's really astounding that this is coming for a guy who contributed to one of THE most disturbing events in history
If you've not read a book on unit 731, you'll have no idea how bad it was, it wasnt just one research facility or place.
Finally, he found his Conscience.
you did unspeakable things to another human being.
With age he began to wonder where is soul will go
Japanese youth would say this is hoax and would thinking that he is an actor paid by Chinese government LOL
There were many Mongolian soldiers who lost their lives because of some stupid experiments. None of the soldiers that were captured returned. All of them were brutally murdered by the experiment. While Japanese soldiers that were captured went to their homeland safely after the war. Mongolians even gave them a proper funeral when one of the captured soldiers lost their lives to illness and cold. Now it’s 2022 and still they haven’t apologized for what they’ve done to so many people’s future and family.
And Mongolians never apologized for Genghis Khan raping half the planet.
I really appreciated this Honest Old Man Brave Decision to Admit His/theirs atrocities upon the Chinese people in the PAST and Apologized with all His HEART. i hope even the Chinese people would/should Accept this kind of BRAVE and HONEST Admission of their CRIME in the PAST and Apologies.
Well as a soul, lot of souls volunteered to be in unit 731 as it there souls journey so there really no blaming or acusing this or that even if there freewill.
Who know maybe you or my previous life was Japanese. I still waiting to make a lot of money to do a past life hypnosis to find out.
he waited until now?
Japan has never once properly apologized to the victims. Their atrocities were completely erased from Japanese textbooks. Massacre of innocent civilians in the colony, 731 Maruta Unit, Japanese military sex slaves, etc. They are still taught to respect the emperor and glorify war. It is very disgusting that shrine visits for war criminals are supported nationwide. Can you imagine the Chancellor of Germany bowing his head and praying for Hitler every year? It still happens in Japan. It's late, but please reflect and apologize.
Japanese People Should Realise that Walking Behind America Footsteps didn't lead to Desired Ends
He is a real gentleman. Not like the Japanese politicians
Gentleman? He tortured and murdered Chinese people in Unit 731. Such a gentleman…
😭... that was the honorable thing to do. Good conscience.
i think y'all know damn well that deep down, he's not sorry.
He is sorry because if he not he will hold patterns that will carry with him in his next life.
@@rollinia7770He’s not sorry. Never believe the words of a murderer.
Exactly. And even if he is, it won't change what he and his people did.
A brave Japanese man to say good words to the Chinese people. It was very sad and tragic times between China and Japan in the early 20th century! Let’s hope that there will never be WW3 between China, Korea and Japan in this 21st century.
“NO WORLD WAR 3‼️”
☮️Peace between China, Korea and Japan!☮️
Why dont Japanese teach about their dark history in school
Because no country wants to make themselves look bad in front of their upcoming generation of citizens. A lot of countries don’t teach their ugly past in schools.
America wont allow our japan gov to apologize to china. but we people really apologize to china.
Thank you 🤝 We Chinese know most Japanese love China and resent the actions of Imperial Japan. Only western leaders who have no clue about East Asian history and culture try to defend Imperial Japan.
This channel will never make videos about the horrible things China is doing to the Uighurs.
Sincere apology & move on.
Not until Japanese government apologize
Because 1 individual apologized we should forget and forgive it? Eh no way!!!!
aint no way you being fr rn like Japans formal apology isn't even doing anything, you do realize people are alive currently that gone through that. They are TRAUMATIZED and some even have MENTAL and PHYSICAL issues even till this day. They weren't even given anything for compensation as for what happend like bffr.
@@reneeli1525 i think the saddest thing about this is that its technically untrue; nobody from unit 731 is alive. they all died in there; nobody lived. closest thing to unit 731 survivors were the residents of the nearby town the unit was located next to that had infected fleas dropped on them as bio warfare, but from the unit itself? not a soul. there’s a reason why people say that nobody who was taken into unit 731 lives to tell the story. 0 survivors, out of the hundreds of thousands of those who were experimented on.
I think a 1 minute video is extremely underwhelming and suspicious af. Would this guy have been remorseful even then iif japan won?
Salute to good people ☺️
Why do we need to go to war?
My Allah has blessed him with such a good soul. Its never too late to realise your mistake & amend it. Eventhough things cannot go back to the way they were before. War means no shelter,misery,no food. So all of us should avoid it. 🙇 for World.
He doesn't want to carry his guilt to his coffin after all⚰️
NO
Important part of history.
its funny that the only apology to come from japan is from a death unit soldier 💀
Hey! He said he was sorry.
Forgiven, but not forgotten.
People in China, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Malaysia (North Borneo, Sarawak) , Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, New Guinea, Guam, East Timor, and Nauru have not forgotten the tens of millions of people killed by the Japanese before and during the Second World War. Every family in these countries has a story about their experience with the Japanese. The 400,000 comfort women in these countries are not forgotten.
Their indifference, denial, lack of curiosity, and view of themselves as the victims of wars ensure that history will repeat itself.
It's all nice and fluffy to apologize, but he should've been imprisoned for war crimes and never released. Some things are unforgivable.
What he did was wrong.... horrible. But....we have to ... forgive
The Emperors of Japan and the governments must apologize and pay for these 300 hundreds thousand deads to be forgotten.
apologize and pay for something from decades ago hahaha stop with that stupid bs
@Home Traveler
you insult like a kid lmao. tsunamis and earthquakes arent special to japan.
🐒🧠
A long time incoming - it is a pity Abe did not have the same integrity.
we do not accept your apology
you’re not from china
@@fishjelloswell I am from China and I don’t accept his fake apology too
@@HuobaojiqiFake?
Are we gonna ignore the fact he looks amazing for 100 year old
Sir you are the Honorable and Wise Gentleman !!
Japan might have done cruel and horrendous things to us as well as other countries in the past but there is no use in holding on to it because it will not solve anything or reverse what has happened. I admire this man’s humility and courage to admit his faults and turn to the moral path. It might be courages to stand up and defend yourself from your mistakes but it takes more courage and bravery to admit your wrongs.
It is good that he apologised and repented
Too late.
No human is infallible
I hope my god will forgive this old man
Hope he burns in hell. May God punish the guilty.
🙏
If you are really sorry put your self through every experience you force innocent prisoners into your cruelty