[Jeff Head]

"alleged massacre by the Japanese army in 1932"

They are in total denial it seems ... there is nothing alleged about it. It was a terrible, brutal fact involving hundreds of thousands.

[Lake]

The Japanese logic is: Because the pre-war Japanese government rejected the claim it is ok for the post-war Japanese government to reject it, which means the post-war Japanese will follow the steps of their ancestors. That's why China fears that Japan will invade China again in the future.

The Japanese government had asked the suit be rejected, arguing that the pre-World War II government of Japan never paid compensation for such claims, Kyodo News agency reported. The post-war government has also denied responsibility.