Prince Yasuhiko Asaka in 1935, who would issue orders to "kill all captives" in the Nanjing area.

The killing did not end with the war

After World War II, some commanders at Nanjing were tried and executed for war crimes. But Prince Asaka, a member of the imperial family, was granted immunity immunity and was never tried.

Nanjing Massacre: Why the Fight Over Memory Never Ended

Dramatic shot of papers engulfed in flames, highlighting fire's consuming nature.

Then evidence started disappearing

Japanese authorities destroyed or concealed huge amounts of wartime records. Some estimates say as much as 70 percent of Japan's wartime records were destroyed.

Nanjing Massacre: Why the Fight Over Memory Never Ended

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