Japanese contemporary best-selling author Haruki Murakami has earned plaudits from many Chinese citizens after releasing his latest novel, "Killing Commendatore," which acknowledges the large-scale loss of civilian life during the Nanjing Massacre.

在發(fā)布新書《騎士團(tuán)長殺人事件》之后，日本當(dāng)代暢銷書作者村上春樹贏得了許多中國人的一致喝彩，因為在書中村上承認(rèn)了南京大屠殺。

During the massacre, Japanese troops committed mass murder and rape in Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, in December 1937.

在1937年12月的南京大屠殺中，日軍在當(dāng)時中華民國首都南京犯下了大屠殺和強(qiáng)奸慘案。

To the fury of many in China and around the world, some conservative Japanese politicians and historians now deny that the massacre took place, or they put the death toll at a much lower number than most believe to be true.

但是讓中國和全世界許多人都憤怒的是，一些保守派日本政客和歷史學(xué)家現(xiàn)在都在否認(rèn)曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過南京大屠殺，或者他們認(rèn)為南京大屠殺中遇難者人數(shù)要遠(yuǎn)少于大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為的那個數(shù)字。

In the novel, which was published in Japan on Feb. 24, Murakami writes: "...for the exact number of civilian victims [of the Nanjing Massacre], debates existed among historians. But generally, it is not in dispute that the majority of residents were embroiled and killed in the war."

在新書中（該書于2月24日在日本出版），村上寫道：“對于南京大屠殺遇難平民的確切數(shù)字，史學(xué)家之間存在爭論。但總的來說，沒有爭議的是大多數(shù)平民都被卷入戰(zhàn)爭并被屠殺。”

He adds that some put the Chinese death toll at 400,000, while others say it was 100,000. "But what is the difference?" he wonders in the book.

他還表示，一些人認(rèn)為南京大屠殺遇難者人數(shù)多達(dá)40萬，但另一些人則說只有10萬。他在書中發(fā)問：“但是這又有什么區(qū)別呢？”

The remarks have electrified Chinese netizens, leading some web users to hail Murakami as a "conscientious and upright writer of integrity."

這些言論使得中國網(wǎng)民非常激動，一些人致敬村上春樹是一個“有良心、正直的作家”。

Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall posted a comment on the site's official Weibo account: "As Murakami said, there's no difference between 400,000 and 100,000 ... According to the verdict of the Tribunal for Tani in 1947, there were more than 300,000 victims in total. Eighty years have passed, yet many Japanese still eschew the appropriate reflection on and repentance of the country's militarism."

南京大屠殺紀(jì)念館也在其新浪微博上發(fā)文稱：“正如村上所說，不管是40萬，還是10萬，這其實(shí)沒有區(qū)別。據(jù)1947年東京審判《判決書》指出，死難者人數(shù)總共超過了30萬人。80年過去了，但是許多日本人仍然沒有對日本軍國主義進(jìn)行反思和懺悔。”

Japanese contemporary best-selling author Haruki Murakami has earned plaudits from many Chinese citizens after releasing his latest novel, "Killing Commendatore," which acknowledges the large-scale loss of civilian life during the Nanjing Massacre.

在發(fā)布新書《騎士團(tuán)長殺人事件》之后，日本當(dāng)代暢銷書作者村上春樹贏得了許多中國人的一致喝彩，因為在書中村上承認(rèn)了南京大屠殺。

During the massacre, Japanese troops committed mass murder and rape in Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, in December 1937.

在1937年12月的南京大屠殺中，日軍在當(dāng)時中華民國首都南京犯下了大屠殺和強(qiáng)奸慘案。

To the fury of many in China and around the world, some conservative Japanese politicians and historians now deny that the massacre took place, or they put the death toll at a much lower number than most believe to be true.

但是讓中國和全世界許多人都憤怒的是，一些保守派日本政客和歷史學(xué)家現(xiàn)在都在否認(rèn)曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過南京大屠殺，或者他們認(rèn)為南京大屠殺中遇難者人數(shù)要遠(yuǎn)少于大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為的那個數(shù)字。

In the novel, which was published in Japan on Feb. 24, Murakami writes: "...for the exact number of civilian victims [of the Nanjing Massacre], debates existed among historians. But generally, it is not in dispute that the majority of residents were embroiled and killed in the war."

在新書中（該書于2月24日在日本出版），村上寫道：“對于南京大屠殺遇難平民的確切數(shù)字，史學(xué)家之間存在爭論。但總的來說，沒有爭議的是大多數(shù)平民都被卷入戰(zhàn)爭并被屠殺。”

He adds that some put the Chinese death toll at 400,000, while others say it was 100,000. "But what is the difference?" he wonders in the book.

他還表示，一些人認(rèn)為南京大屠殺遇難者人數(shù)多達(dá)40萬，但另一些人則說只有10萬。他在書中發(fā)問：“但是這又有什么區(qū)別呢？”

The remarks have electrified Chinese netizens, leading some web users to hail Murakami as a "conscientious and upright writer of integrity."

這些言論使得中國網(wǎng)民非常激動，一些人致敬村上春樹是一個“有良心、正直的作家”。

Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall posted a comment on the site's official Weibo account: "As Murakami said, there's no difference between 400,000 and 100,000 ... According to the verdict of the Tribunal for Tani in 1947, there were more than 300,000 victims in total. Eighty years have passed, yet many Japanese still eschew the appropriate reflection on and repentance of the country's militarism."

南京大屠殺紀(jì)念館也在其新浪微博上發(fā)文稱：“正如村上所說，不管是40萬，還是10萬，這其實(shí)沒有區(qū)別。據(jù)1947年東京審判《判決書》指出，死難者人數(shù)總共超過了30萬人。80年過去了，但是許多日本人仍然沒有對日本軍國主義進(jìn)行反思和懺悔。”