FollowingtheJapanesecaptureofNankingin1937,atleast300,000Chineseciviliansanddisarmedsoldiersweremurderedandabout80,000womenwererapedbythesoldiersoftheImperialJapaneseArmy.
KillingwasaformofentertainmentfortheJapanese,andthemethodsofkillingincludedbeheading,bayoneting,liveburial,burning,andfreezing.ThereseemedtobenolimittotheJapanesecapacityforhumandegradationandsexualperversion.Justassomesoldiersinventedkillingconteststobreakthemonotonyofmurder,sodidsomeinventgamesofrecreationalrapeandtorturewhenweariedoftheglut＊ofsex.PerhapsoneofthemostnoteworthyformsofJapaneseentertainmentwastheimpalementofvaginas.InthestreetsofNankingcorpsesofwomenlaywiththeirlegssplayedopen,theirorificespiercedwithwoodenrods,twigs,andweeds.
一九三七年日本攻佔南京之後，最少三十萬中國平民和解除武裝的士兵遭日本皇軍殺害，約八萬婦女遭強姦。
日本人視殺戮為娛樂，殺戮方法包括斬首、用刺刀捅、活埋、焚燒、冷凍等。他們埋沒天良淫邪變態的能耐，真是深不可測。有些士兵為免殺戮太過單調，發明了殺人比賽；有些縱淫過度感到厭倦之餘，發明了消遣式強姦和虐待。也許，最值得一提的一種日本人娛樂，就是扦插陰道。南京街道上一具具女人的屍體，都是雙腿箕張，陰戶插着木棍、樹枝、野草。
＊Glut即「饜足」或「充斥」，可作動詞，例如：Themarketwasgluttedwithjunkfood（垃圾食品充斥市場）。