Sednaya Prison Where Thousands of Syrians Were Killed Under Torture - Syria

Sednaya Prison Where Thousands of Syrians Were Killed Under Torture - Syria

File photo dated December 31, 2024 - Barbed wire surrounds the notorious Sednaya Prison in Syria, where thousands of detainees were reportedly killed under torture during the rule of Bashar al-Assad. December 31, 2024. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sednaya Prison Where Thousands of Syrians Were Killed Under Torture - Syria

Sednaya Prison Where Thousands of Syrians Were Killed Under Torture - Syria

File photo dated December 31, 2024 - Barbed wire surrounds the notorious Sednaya Prison in Syria, where thousands of detainees were reportedly killed under torture during the rule of Bashar al-Assad. December 31, 2024. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

"Evil Unbound" poster in Beijing

"Evil Unbound" poster in Beijing

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025, shows a poster of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" about one month after its release at a movie theater in Beijing. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

"Evil Unbound" poster in Beijing

"Evil Unbound" poster in Beijing

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025, shows a poster of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" about one month after its release at a movie theater in Beijing. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

"Evil Unbound" poster in Beijing

"Evil Unbound" poster in Beijing

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025, shows a poster of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" about one month after its release at a movie theater in Beijing. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

"Evil Unbound" released in China

"Evil Unbound" released in China

Photo shows an advertisement of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" at a movie theater in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, the 94th anniversary of the Mukden Incident that led to Japan's occupation of China's northeast through 1945, ahead of its release later in the day. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

"Evil Unbound" released in China

"Evil Unbound" released in China

Photo shows an advertisement of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" at a movie theater in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, the 94th anniversary of the Mukden Incident that led to Japan's occupation of China's northeast through 1945, ahead of its release later in the day. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

"Evil Unbound" released in China

"Evil Unbound" released in China

Photo shows an advertisement of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" at a movie theater in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, the 94th anniversary of the Mukden Incident that led to Japan's occupation of China's northeast through 1945, ahead of its release later in the day. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

"Evil Unbound" released in China

"Evil Unbound" released in China

Photo shows an advertisement of Chinese war-themed film "Evil Unbound" at a movie theater in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2025, the 94th anniversary of the Mukden Incident that led to Japan's occupation of China's northeast through 1945, ahead of its release later in the day. The film tells the story of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which conducted human experiments on prisoners of war for biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II.

Israeli Strikes in Tehran

Israeli Strikes in Tehran

Smoke rises as Israel targets the notorious Evin Prison in north of Tehran, Iran, on June 23, 2025. Evin prison has been known as the place where Iran imprisons mostly political activists, dissidents and journalists. Media reports say that administrative building and the hospital of Evin prison have been damaged, and a number of families of inmates and prison staff have been killed and wounded. Photo by Nikan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Strikes in Tehran

Israeli Strikes in Tehran

Smoke rises as Israel targets the notorious Evin Prison in north of Tehran, Iran, on June 23, 2025. Evin prison has been known as the place where Iran imprisons mostly political activists, dissidents and journalists. Media reports say that administrative building and the hospital of Evin prison have been damaged, and a number of families of inmates and prison staff have been killed and wounded. Photo by Nikan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

AFAD teams continue search and rescue operations in Sednaya Prison - Damascus

Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams continue search and rescue operations in Syria's notorious Sednaya Prison for people believed to be trapped in Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (L) visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu prays in front of the list of victims at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (2nd L, front) visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (2nd R) visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Jianwei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu prays in front of the list of victims at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year hiatus, Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, returned to China to acknowledge the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese forces and to offer sincere repentance and apologies to the victims. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu (L), a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, speaks to the head (R) of a Chinese exhibition hall on the unit as he visits the former site of its headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu (front, L), a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, prays in front of a cenotaph dedicated to peace at the former site of the unit headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu, a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, prays in front of a cenotaph dedicated to peace at the former site of the unit headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu (2nd from L), a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, prays in front of a cenotaph dedicated to peace at the former site of the unit headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit in China

Hideo Shimizu, a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731, which is thought to have undertaken covert biological and chemical warfare research in China during World War II, prays in front of a cenotaph dedicated to peace at the former site of the unit headquarters in Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 13, 2024.

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (C) identifies the crimes of the Japanese germ-warfare at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (L) offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Song/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (C) identifies the crimes of the Japanese germ-warfare at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu identifies the crimes of the Japanese germ-warfare at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Song/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (C) identifies the crimes of the Japanese germ-warfare at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Song/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Song/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (2nd R) takes pictures at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Song/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu (2nd L, front) puts his palms together as he identifies the crimes of the Japanese germ-warfare at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Japanese Veteran Visits China To Apologize - Harbin

Hideo Shimizu offers apology in front of an apology and anti-war monument at the former site of Unit 731 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 13, 2024. Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. Shimizu, 94, was among the last batch of Unit 731 Youth Corps members sent by Japan to Harbin, China, where he spent more than four months witnessing the war crimes committed by the unit, including the cultivation of pathogens, human dissections and human experiments. He fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on August 14, 1945. This visit is Shimizu's first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Residents are stuck in a traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 06, 2024. Bangladesh is developing several megastructures to reduce notorious traffic congestion. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Residents are stuck in a traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 06, 2024. Bangladesh is developing several megastructures to reduce notorious traffic congestion. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Residents are stuck in a traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 06, 2024. Bangladesh is developing several megastructures to reduce notorious traffic congestion. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Residents are stuck in a traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 06, 2024. Bangladesh is developing several megastructures to reduce notorious traffic congestion. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Daily Life In Bangladesh

Residents are stuck in a traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 06, 2024. Bangladesh is developing several megastructures to reduce notorious traffic congestion. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM