Shinozuka came back to Japan in August 1956 after spending six years in prison camps for war criminals in China.
Notwithstanding his unpardonable crimes, Shinozuka received humane treatment while in the camps, he said.
After his return, Shinozuka worked as a public servant for the Chiba prefectural government. He occasionally had a chance to speak about his war experiences.
But social climate was still difficult at the time. There were not many people who wanted to listen to his stories.
Recalling those days, Shinozuka said, "There were many accounts of war victims, but accounts from victimizers were unwelcome."
"If I spoke of the brutality of the Imperial Japanese Army, people would have told me that I had stayed too long in the Chinese camps and was brainwashed," he said.
Shinozuka clearly remembers the faces of victims of the vivisections, saying he cannot keep quiet about how their lives were stolen in such a barbaric manner.
Notwithstanding his unpardonable crimes, Shinozuka received humane treatment while in the camps, he said.
After his return, Shinozuka worked as a public servant for the Chiba prefectural government. He occasionally had a chance to speak about his war experiences.
But social climate was still difficult at the time. There were not many people who wanted to listen to his stories.
Recalling those days, Shinozuka said, "There were many accounts of war victims, but accounts from victimizers were unwelcome."
"If I spoke of the brutality of the Imperial Japanese Army, people would have told me that I had stayed too long in the Chinese camps and was brainwashed," he said.
Shinozuka clearly remembers the faces of victims of the vivisections, saying he cannot keep quiet about how their lives were stolen in such a barbaric manner.