WW2 Japanese soldier says, I call myself a war criminal

Seventy years after the end of World War Two, revisionism in Japan is growing stronger and becoming more mainstream.

Some are denying that Japan committed war atrocities, including forcing women in China, South Korea and South East Asia to be comfort women, or sex slaves for Japanese soldiers.

But former Japanese soldier Masayoshi Matsumoto is speaking out against these revisionists.

The following BBC video interview with Imperial Japanese soldier sets the facts straight, he states, our actions were criminal.

Interview took place August 4th, 2015.

The interview is available to watch online at BBC News Asia, just click on the link below.

Former Japanese soldier: ‘I call myself a war criminal’ – BBC News.