Japanese rightists' move to deny Nanjing Massacre doomed to fail

THURSDAY MARKS THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY for Nanjing Massacre Victims. On Monday, a monument for the victims, the first of its kind overseas, was unveiled in Toronto, Canada. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

In October 2017, the Ontario provincial parliament passed a motion to formally memorialize the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

The move is a victory for all people who vow to defend justice and the historical facts. It means that increasingly more overseas residents are recognizing the crimes committed by the military forces of imperial Japan during World War II, which will make it more difficult for anyone in Japan to deny the historical truth.