Heilongjiang Museum Displays 1938 Report Alleging Unit 731 Transfused Animal Blood into Prisoners
Museum researchers say the newly shown original document matches past Unit 731 doctor testimony, matching reports in Japanese medical journals and deepening public archival evidence that could affect historical accountability
Overview
- The Exhibit Hall of Evidence of Crimes of the Japanese Invading Army Unit 731 in Heilongjiang publicly displayed the original 1938 report on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
- The report, attributed to a former Japanese army military doctor, describes experiments that transfused blood from horse, sheep, dog, rabbit and chicken into 23 bled prisoners.
- Museum researchers told state media the document’s details align with testimony given previously by Unit 731 medical personnel.
- Xinhua cited a Kyodo News item saying similar records appear in the Japanese Army Medical Corps’ journal and described the crimes as long known inside parts of Japan’s medical community, while the articles do not report any official Japanese government response or independent forensic verification.
- Unit 731 is widely accused of wartime biological and medical experiments in occupied Manchuria, and this public archival disclosure could intensify calls for fuller access to records, formal acknowledgement and new investigation into wartime accountability and victims’ rights.