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This barbaric act was also something that was permitted and not really considered to be against the rules because there was no law at the time that said it was a crime. However, the rules of war, nowadays, explicitly prohibit rape or other forms of sexual violence during times of war.

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The use of Comfort Women was also very common during WWII. These were women who were captured and were then forced into sexual slavery. Most of the women forced into sex slavery died, but those who survived were often left infertile and/or highly traumatized.

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All countries should be bound to follow a set of international rules when engaging in conflict or war. This would severely lessen the amount of civilian and military losses on any party involved in any conflict. Governments would also be limited to the amount of damage they could make to their own people. Additionally, setting a set of international laws that all countries are bound to follow would also make the world a much more peaceful and secure place.

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However, there is now a war law in place that limits the amount of weapons and tactics that can be used in war. This avoids needless suffering and prevent many unnecessary deaths from happening.

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Part of the reason that so many people lost their lives during WWII was due to the newly developed weapons that were used on the battlefield. Many countries were constantly trying to out-do each other and produce a more lethal weapon than the last. This, unfortunately, caused for many people, civilians and soldiers alike to be extremely vulnerable and easily succumb to these deathly weapons.

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Now, there are international humanitarian laws that strictly state that targeting civilians is prohibited. Doing so would be considered a punishable war crime. These laws also state that  every possible measure must be taken to ensure the protection of civilians and their homes.

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In both of these cases, the Japanese soldiers and "researchers" involved were able to treat these people as anything lesser than human because there wasn't any law or rule that prohibited them from doing so.  However, now there is a law that prohibits torture and degrading treatment to prisoners during times of war.

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In the Experiments of Unit 731, the victims where pretty much anyone that these so called 'scientists" could get their hands on. (This of course included civilians or soldiers of all ethnicities who were taken captive) These unfortunate people had to endure horrible "experiments" that resulted in them sometimes even being gutted alive.

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In the Rape of Nanjing, the people massacred and abused were all Chinese civilians who had taken refuge in the city of Shanghai. They were all either raped or abused, but were all subdued to a painful death in the end.

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Atrocities such as the Rape of Nanjing and the Unit Experiments of Unit 731 were all heinous and inhumane crimes committed against both innocent civilians that were taken captive and soldiers.

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Anywhere between 50-56 million civilians were killed during WWII. This number includes those caught in the crossfire during wars and those that were purposefully executed.

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If all the countries were bound by a set of international laws, then the world would be a lot  safer for people during times of war. Fewer people would die.

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If international laws during war were implemented, lesser inhumane and extremely despicable acts are committed against soldiers and civilians.

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With a set of international laws, governments would not be allowed to massacre innocent people such as civilians