The actions of the Japanese during WW2 have been questioned and analyzed throughout history. They reflect the changing moral compass of society and raise questions about how humans can allow themselves to commit atrocities during war.
Discussion around the ethics of war and atrocities that occur, paralleling events during the Second World War and questioning how people can turn off their moral compass.
The Nanking Massacre was a horrific event during the Second World War where Japanese soldiers brutally killed and raped Chinese civilians. However, some of the reported atrocities were later found to be made up by the press for the sake of sensational headlines.
The fall of Nanking, with the Chinese government and Westerners fleeing the city, leaves hundreds of thousands of people, including refugees and old and reservist soldiers, to be bombed with no governmental services, but a few humanitarians and doctors stepping up to assist.