Controversy
According to Japanese historian Ikuhiko Hata, Kaneko's testimony is not consistent with well known historical facts. Hata argues that other historians have not utilised Kaneko's testimony, including Yoshiaki Yoshimi, an activist for Japanese war crimes responsibility. Additionally, according to Toshihiko Tanabe, Kaneko was born in 1920 and volunteered for military service in 1940, therefore he could not have participated in the Nanking massacre, which occurred in 1937. Also, his division was located in Chintao, so he could not be a member of Unit 731, which was working in Manchuria, far Northern China.
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