by Ken Liu
Tsuchiya, Tien-wei Wu, Shane Green, Friedrich Frischknecht, Nicholas Kristof,
Jun Hongo, Richard James Havis, Edward Cody, and Judith Miller . I thank these
authors and regret that the sources are not listed here individually for space reasons.)
For descriptions of the vivisections and practice surgery sessions with live Chinese
victims conducted by Japanese doctors, their treatment as prisoners after the War,
and Japan's post- War responses to memories of the War:
Noda, Masaaki. “ Japanese Atrocities in the Pacific War: One Army Surgeon's
Account of Vivisection on Human Subjects in China,” East Asia: An International
Quarterly, 18:3 (2000) 49 -91.
Note that based on testimonies and other documentation, the Japanese doctors of
Unit 731 typically infected their victims while wearing protective suits to avoid the
possibility that resisting prisoners would infect the doctors by struggling.
Aspects of Shiro Yamagata's post- Unit 731 recollections are modeled on the
experiences of Ken Yuasa (a Japanese military doctor who was not a member of Unit
731), describ ed in the Noda article.
The obituary for Evan Wei is modeled upon the Economist's November 25, 2004
obituary for Iris Chang.
The hearing of the Subcommittee on Asian, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment is modeled upon the February 15, 2007 hearing bef ore that same
Subcommittee on House Resolution 121, concerning Japan's wartime enslavement of
women for sexual purposes (known as “comfort women”).
Austin Yoder provided pictures from modern -day Pingfang, Harbin, and the Unit
731 War Crimes Museum.
The various denialist statements attributed to “ men in the street ” are modeled on
Internet forum comments, postings, and direct communication to the author from
individuals who hold such views.
