Masaaki Tanaka

Masaaki Tanaka
田中 正明
Born(1911-02-11)February 11, 1911
DiedJanuary 8, 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 94)
NationalityJapanese
Notable workWhat Really Happened in Nanking: The Refutation of a Common Myth

Masaaki Tanaka (田中 正明, Tanaka Masaaki) (February 11, 1911 – January 8, 2006) was a Japanese author notable for his book What Really Happened in Nanking: The Refutation of a Common Myth, which denies that the Nanjing Massacre as traditionally understood took place. Originally written in Japanese in 1987, an English version was published in 2000 in response to Iris Chang's book, The Rape of Nanking.