The 1937 Nanjing Massacre and the Population of Nanjing

So, about the individual Nanking incident, I will finally mention it.
Many times I write, I am the third position.
I will talk about the case of the ongoing debate on the Nanjing Incident.
The first was mentioned last time that only communists, socialists and watchdogs (Science Council of Japan) can say that.
The second is divided into two parts.
There are those who agree with Kaikousya's assertions and those who agree with Professor Ikuhiko Hata's theories.
The former has considerable expertise.
There are not many in the position of assuming that the contents of the Tokyo trial are not true.
They are few in number.
On the contrary, the latter are those who think the Tokyo trial verdict may be true.
A book by Professor Ikuhiko Hata has sold a significant number of books in general circulation.
Its thesis is that "somehow the Japanese people did a terrible thing".
Those who believe this claim wonder if they can't politically compromise with the Chinese Communist Party on this historical issue.
We think this is the majority.
The first Japanese claim takes the "definition" of the previous [Gyakusatu(massacre)], but is characterized by the sensational use of the term "terrible" to evoke "feelings".
Characteristic of their "understanding" of "definition", but referring to "international law". But they have no understanding of "international law".
Among them, they seem to claim the following Four points

1. Masses of people in several places, not all at once. Large, medium, and small-scale "killings" in various locations, including Nanjing. The total is between 100,000 and 300,000 or more.
2. "Terrible" acts written by Westerners in the safe zone.
3. "Killing" of defeated soldiers who took off their uniforms and "killing" of civilians mistaken for soldiers by the Japanese military.
4. "Killing" of "prisoners of war" outside the castle, such as at Mufu Mountain, Yuhuatai, Maqun.

I will argue in turn.
As for #1, they need to establish that there were a reasonable number, if not a large number, of POWs and non-combatants at the location, and that they were "killed".
So, if they have proven it, they haven't.
Already, as I wrote in a previous article, we have established that there was a gathering of non-combatants, displaced persons in some places, but we have not been able to prove that they were "killed" at all.
Demographic data for Nanjing after December 3, just before the Nanking invasion, do not exist.
And the surrounding 20 km area consists of defense facilities. Present would be only soldiers and helpers non-combatants.
Even if there were 150,000 of them, it is not possible or necessary for the Japanese military to kill them all.
So it is impossible that there were more than half a million people.
So there could not have been more than half a million people, including in the castle.
Some of you are basing your information on [Population of Nanjing in December of 1937] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Nanjing_in_December_of_1937).

Quote[Various recent estimates put the population of the city in December at as many as 500,000 civilians and 150,000 soldiers or as few as 200,000 civilians and 70,000 soldiers]

The figure of 500,000 in this text is a "number" without the evidence claimed by Professor Tokushi Kasahara.
Because it does not clearly identify and quantify the number of people or prove the area where the population existed.
And his claims include the burial records of Sozendo.
This Professor Kasahara has a poor understanding of the "International Law of War" which makes the pursuit of fleeing soldiers also "illegal".
And is an Pure person who believes uncritically in the burial records of Sozendo in the Tokyo court.
Mere wishful thinking has no basis.
I would like to describe a little more about the burial records of Sozendo that were in evidence at the Tokyo Court.
The activities of this secret organization are also carried out within the castle.
Sozendo is divided into four groups.
Burial activities at different locations in each of the four periods
(1) December 26-28, 1937. / 3 days 1,011 bodys.
(2) January 3 - February 4, 1938 / 33 days 1,576 bodys.
(3) February 5 - March 6, 1938 / 29 days, 2,260 bodys.
(4) March 7-April 8, 1938 / 33 days 2,448 bodys.
In total, there are 7295 bodys.
Burial activity sites also include Hsin Kai Kou(Xinjiekou) and Kulou (Drum Tower) along the safe zone.
Burial activities take place in locations close to the safe zones.
For reasons unknown, their presence is not known.

It should be noted that (1) the burial activity at the mouth of Hsin Kai Kou(Xinjiekou), just at the same time John Labe's diary entry does not recognize the organization conducting the burial activity, even though he wished to dispose of the bodies near his home.
The burial place is Mount Wutai (Wutai Shan) near the house of Rabe.
At the very least, we think it is reasonable to speculate that the activities of Sozendo do not exist.
The burial activities of the Red Swastika Society are funded by the Japanese military's special service agency.
However, the name of Sozendo does not appear in the documents of the Japanese military's special service agency.
It is inconceivable that they could have been active beyond the Red Swastika Societ and yet not be known.
In other words, it is highly probable that Sozendo was not engaged in burial activities at the time.
This leads to the fact that the evidence of the Tokyo trial cannot be called "fact".
You can see that the population of Nanjing does not exceed 500,000 people.
Based on the historical record of the situation at the time, the mass murder by the Japanese military of the Nanjing Massacre is unlikely.
That's all for now.
Next time, I would like to discuss [2. "Terrible" acts written by Westerners in safe areas].