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Inrecentyears，theArchiveofJilinProvincehaspaidmoreandmoreeffortsincollatingarchivesaboutJapaneseinvasionofChinaandpublisheditslatestfindings，namelyIrrefutableEvidence：StudiesontheNewlyDiscoveredFilesonJapaneseInvasioninJilinProvince（Volume1）.Builtuponitsearlierfindings，theArchiveofJilinProvincepublishedinJuly2014VolumeIIandVolumeIIIoflrrefutableEvidenceseriessuccessively，bothtitledIrrefutableEvidence：MonthlyReportsonCorrespondenceInspectionDuringJapaneseAggressionAgainstChinaCollectedbytheArchiveofJilinProvince，thedifferencemadebythemonthsofthefiles.TheArchiveofJilinProvincekeepsoncollatingfilesandVolumeIVandlatervolumeswillbepublished.Thepublicationoftheseseriescarriesgreatsignificanceinthatthefilespresentedintheseriescoverawiderangeofimportantissues，suchastheatrocitiesofJapaneseinvadersandtheirbrutalseizureof"comfortwomen".ItrevealsprofoundlytheenormityofJapaneseinvasionofChinawithirrefutableandreliablearchivesbyJapanesetroopsthemselves.AlltheseserveascorroborativeevidenceofJapaneseright-wingpoliticians'backpedallingonJapaneseinvasionofChinaandsomepoliticians'actionstoabetright-wingtoreversetheverdict.TheyalsoserveasenlighteningtutorialstoinstructJapanesepeopletohaveanaccuratehistoricalviewandanadherencetoPacifistConstitution.ThefilesalsogenerateapositiveresponseinthecurrentSino-Japaneserelationship；exposeatrocitiesofJapaneseinvadersandenlightenChinesepeopleonthehard-wonpeaceafterChina'sresoluteoppositionagainstaggression；andalsofosterintheinternationalcommunityasoundrecognitionthatdisputesonSino-Japanesehistoricalissues.AllthiswouldbepivotaltoJapanesefuturepathaswellthepeace，developmentandprosperityinEastAsia.Meanwhile，collatingthesearchivesisofvitaltheoreticalandacademicsignificanceinstudyingJapanesemilitarismandJapaneseinvasionofChina."MonthlyReportsonCorrespondenceInspection"arehistoricalarchivesdocumentedbyJapaneseKwantungKempeitaithemselves，whoseaddressers，addresseesandaddresscouldallbetraceable.Thearchivesdisplayvividlythecrimes，militaryactivitiesofJapaneseinvasivetroopsandevenofferanin-depthsynchronicviewofsociety，makingitthecreamamongthefirst-handfilestopursuefurtheracademicresearch.The"MonthlyReportsonCorrespondenceInspection"containedinthisvolumeinvolve45，000letters，which，afterinspection，wereclassifiedbyJapaneseKempeitaiashistoricaldocumentsprohibitedfromspreadingbecausetheymightdamagetheimageofJapanesegovernmentandtroops.Whollyobtainedfromvictimsandwitnesses，thearchivestrulyreflectamultitudeofatrocitiesandbrutalincidentscontrivedbyJapaneseinvaderssinceaftertheybasedthemselvesinnortheastChinaafterthe9-18Incidentin1931duringtheirsouthwardandnorthwardinvasion，servingastheirrefutableevidenceofJapanesemilitarismanditscrimesduringitscolonialdomination.AsJapandestroyedtheevidenceofitscrimewhenitsurrendered，archivesrefiectingcrimesofJapanesearmyareprettyrare，whichhighlightsthepreciousnessofthesearchives.Withoutactiveremedyandassortment，thesearchiveswouldhavevanishedinhistory.Publishingthesearchivesaftercarefulstudiesisadueobligationofarchivists.Becauseoftimelimitsandtheeditors'academiccompetence，thebookcouldn'tbeerrorfreeandreaders'commentsarethussincerelywelcome.