Members of an anti-war NGO based in Kobe Ben Banogu Womens Jersey , Japan attend a peace assembly at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 15, 2017. Representatives from countries such as China, Japan, Pakistan Rock Ya-Sin Womens Jersey , Bangladesh and Jordan attended the assembly to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. (XinhuaJi Chunpeng) NANJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A peace assembly was held Tuesday in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
Representatives from countries such as China, Japan, Pakistan Authentic T.J. Green Jersey , Bangladesh and Jordan attended the assembly in the Nanjing Massacre Victim's Memorial Hall, mourning the 300,000 people who died in the massacre in the name of world peace.
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Hida Yuichi with Japan-based Kobe Student Youth Center laid a wreath and stood for several minutes in silence. It was the 21st time he had attend the peace assembly in Nanjing.
He said he had watched a documentary about Unit 731 by Japan's public broadcaster NHK before he visited China and was "shocked" by what he saw.
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Raqibul Hassan, an overseas student from Bangladesh, held a piece of paper reading "please say sorry."
He said the WWII ended 72 years ago. Germany has apologized for its war crimes, but Japan had not