Kawamura defends Nanjing Massacre remarks

Kawamura defends Nanjing Massacre remarks

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura speaks at a press conference at the city hall on Feb. 27, 2012. Kawamura defended his controversial remarks on Feb. 20 about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, saying, ''I believe it is not factual that as many as 300,000 unarmed civilians were massacred.''

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