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The Royal Behind the Nanjing Massacre: Japanese Prince Yasuhiko Asaka
Royals and Aristocrats Before and During WWII
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Prince Yasuhiko Asaka was no ordinary soldier—he was royalty. In 1937, Prince Asaka commanded Japanese troops during the infamous Nanjing Massacre, where as many as 300,000 civilians and unarmed soldiers were killed. Despite eyewitness accounts of his orders to “kill all captives,” Asaka was never prosecuted. This is the chilling story of royal privilege shielding a man from justice.