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.
在地震侵袭过后，日本官方宣布了遇难人数已经达到了42人。与此同时，南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆的工作人员表达了对日本民众的同情，此举在社交媒体上引起了广泛的讨论。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，一场里氏7.3级地震袭击了日本熊本市西南地区。在这之后不久，侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆方面就在其新浪官方微博上表达了对熊本市中日友好协会的关注和鼓励。"Right now our hearts go out to our friends with the Friendship Association, are you all OK?"
“此刻，我们挂念着中日友好协会的朋友们，你们还好吗？”
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.
该友好协会的主要成员是熊本市的居民。在第二次世界大战中，熊本人组成了日本的第六师团，他们更是80年前南京大屠杀的元凶之一。The post, which garnered 40,000 engagements as of press time, also pointed out the mutual support between the two institutions.
这篇微博表达了大屠杀纪念馆和熊本市中日友好协会之间的互助支持。截止发稿时为止，已有4万余回复讨论该文。"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."
“在过去的二十年里，熊本市中日友好协会每年都坚持来我馆吊唁遇难的南京同胞。每年十二月，协会成员都要自己掏腰包邀请南京大屠杀幸存者赴日举行证言集会。”The majority of comments on Weibo supported the monument for the magnanimous post, adding that compassion does not "go against patriotism."
微博上大多数评论都是支持纪念馆的这篇宽宏大量的博文，认为向受灾民众表示同情并不是“不爱国”。Others said that despite the Association's efforts, the organization does not represent the sentiments of the Japanese government.
不过也有人表示，尽管该协会为中日友好付出了努力，但他们不能代表日本政府的态度。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.
据官方统计，在始于1937年12月13日、全程长达40天的南京大屠杀中，日本士兵一共屠杀了超过30万的无辜士兵和平民。