Confessions of Japanese war criminal

Editor's note: To offer a clearer picture of history, the State Archives Administration released a large number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court held public trials, sentencing the criminals to eight-to-20 years prison term. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions.

Kasa Jitsu

Kasa Jitsu was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 1906 and had a Chinese name, Li Shi. In 1939, he served as the government finance officer of Linfen county after Japan's invasion of China, and then as government counselor in Huguan county, Shanxi province.