In October 2015, UNESCO inscribed the Nanjing Massacre archives submitted by China on the Memory of the World Register. This entry records the background and significance of the inscription.
I. Inscription: In October 2015, UNESCO announced that the Archives of the Nanjing Massacre submitted by China had been inscribed on the Memory of the World Register. The archives include original records formed during the Japanese occupation of Nanjing — documents, photographs, newspapers — as well as testimonies of victims and witnesses. (Sources: UNESCO public information; State Council Information Office 2015-10)
II. Significance: The effort to nominate "comfort women" archives to the Memory of the World Register echoes the inscription of the Nanjing Massacre archives, jointly constituting archival-level historical testimony.
(Sources: UNESCO public information; State Council Information Office 2015-10. Data date: 2015-10.)