南京大屠殺紀念館網絡慰問日本熊本地震 引瘋狂轉發

Following the earthquake that hit Japan and claimed 42 lives, employees at a monument to the Nanjing Massacre shook up discussions on social media with their message expressing sympathy to Japan's citizens.

在地震侵襲過後，日本官方宣佈了遇難人數已經達到了42人。與此同時，南京大屠殺遇難同胞紀念館的工作人員表達了對日本民衆的同情，此舉在社交媒體上引起了廣泛的討論。

The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders posted the message to the official Sina Weibo feed of the Kumamoto Japan-China Friendship Association shortly after the magnitude-7.3 quake struck the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.

日前，一場里氏7.3級地震襲擊了日本熊本市西南地區。在這之後不久，侵華日軍南京大屠殺遇難同胞紀念館方面就在其新浪官方微博上表達了對熊本市中日友好協會的關注和鼓勵。

"Right now our hearts go out to our friends with the Friendship Association, are you all OK?"

“此刻，我們掛念着中日友好協會的朋友們，你們還好嗎？”

The Association is mainly comprised residents of Kumamoto, the home of the Japanese Sixth Division, one of the major forces that carried out the Nanjing Massacre nearly 80 years ago.

該友好協會的主要成員是熊本市的居民。在第二次世界大戰中，熊本人組成了日本的第六師團，他們更是80年前南京大屠殺的元兇之一。

The post, which garnered 40,000 engagements as of press time, also pointed out the mutual support between the two institutions.

這篇微博表達了大屠殺紀念館和熊本市中日友好協會之間的互助支持。截止發稿時爲止，已有4萬餘回覆討論該文。

"For the past 20 years, the Friendship Association has visited our monument to express their condolences … Every December, members invite survivors of the massacre to speak at events in Japan, at their own expense."

“在過去的二十年裏，熊本市中日友好協會每年都堅持來我館弔唁遇難的南京同胞。每年十二月，協會成員都要自己掏腰包邀請南京大屠殺倖存者赴日舉行證言集會。”

The majority of comments on Weibo supported the monument for the magnanimous post, adding that compassion does not "go against patriotism."

微博上大多數評論都是支持紀念館的這篇寬宏大量的博文，認爲向受災民衆表示同情並不是“不愛國”。

Others said that despite the Association's efforts, the organization does not represent the sentiments of the Japanese government.

不過也有人表示，儘管該協會爲中日友好付出了努力，但他們不能代表日本政府的態度。

According to official estimates, more than 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians died during the 40-odd-day slaughter that began on December 13, 1937.

據官方統計，在始於1937年12月13日、全程長達40天的南京大屠殺中，日本士兵一共屠殺了超過30萬的無辜士兵和平民。