china rape of nanking japanese soldier beheading chinese victim the nanking massacre or nanjing massacre also known as the rape of nanking is a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the six week period following the japanese capture of the city of nanjing nanking the former capital of the republic of china on december 13 1937 during the second sino japanese war during this period hundreds of thousands of chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers were murdered and 2000080000 women were raped by soldiers of the imperial japanese army 2b00x91.jpg from râpe van View Photo