On the 17th, bereaved families gave a speech in the Philippines to pass on the history of the ``Urban Battle of Manila,'' in which 100,000 people were killed in an urban battle between the Japanese and American forces at the end of the Pacific War. He held a meeting and appealed that his memory should not be allowed to fade.
This lecture was held in Manila on the 17th by a group formed by the families of the victims to pass on the history of the Manila Urban Battle, which occurred in the Philippines at the end of the Pacific War.
Fierce urban battles took place between the former Japanese and American forces in Manila from February to March 1945, and Philippine authorities reported that approximately 100,000 civilians were either caught up in the fighting or killed by the former Japanese forces. It is said that he died.
Seventy-nine years later, there are very few survivors who know what happened at the time, but at the lecture, the bereaved families shared the testimonies left behind.
Among them, an 84-year-old woman read the testimony of a witness who said that her grandparents were killed in their home by former Japanese soldiers and burned together with her house.
The woman said: "No bodies have been found and no trace of the hellish atrocities inflicted on my family remains. I hope nothing like this will ever happen to us or future generations again. I hope that doesn't happen," he said, urging that the memory not be allowed to fade.
A 19-year-old female student from Japan said, ``It was a huge shock, and as a Japanese person, I feel sorry. I want to convey this message to my family and friends.''