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    Honda Katsuichi's The Nanjing Massacre

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    An assessment of The Nanjing Massacre by Honda Katsuichi is presented in five pages. Three other sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    is one of those events in history that seems to invoke controversy as many argue the entire situation has been blown out of proportion and did not take place. Others  argue that such a holocaust reality cannot be denied. In Honda Katsuichis book "The Nanjing Massacre: A Japanese Journalist Confronts Japans National Shame" we have a very intelligent and largely  objective look at the massacre. Katsuichis book is primarily made up of interviews and examinations of the facts, utilizing maps and pictures to present us with a look at the  massacre, and leaving perhaps little doubt that the events actually took place. In the following paper we examine the strengths and weaknesses of Katsuichis book, as well as the presumed  purpose of the book and the audience to which it is directed. Strengths/Weaknesses The most powerful strengths that lie within Katsuichis book are those which relate to the  interviews and narratives. Katsuichi, a Japanese himself, has taken it upon himself to go to the sites and candidly interview people who were there, people who experienced the atrocities that  took place. He presents the reader with very objective material in these respects. He does not go out of his way to say his personal feelings, one way or the  other. He merely presents us with the people and the experiences, giving us more than enough data to understand that the massacre could not possibly have been a lie.  In many ways we see his work as nothing more than good reporting. A good reporter does not put their opinions into the interview. They do not make judgments nor  do they steer the material in one way or another. They allow the facts to speak for themselves, no matter where those facts may lead. They allow the individual reader 

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