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error403
Oct 9, 2007, 01:09
There seems to be some differences in Japanese version (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%85%E9%A0%86%E8%99%90%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%8B%E4%B B%B6) (200 to 6000 killed) and English version (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%281894%29) (60,000 killed)
Which one do you believe??

SushiShin
Oct 9, 2007, 04:40
both, but there are slight differences indeed :?

Ewok85
Oct 9, 2007, 23:53
I don't have time to read the entire English entry, but is there anything in particular that stands out?

Maciamo
Mar 18, 2010, 18:49
That's a typical downplaying of atrocities on the Japanese side. The person who wrote the English version also seemed to have overestimated the number of casualties. The Chinese version (http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%85%E9%A0%86%E5%A4%A7%E5%B1%A0%E6%AE%BA) mentions that 20,000 people were killed.