# Abe Shinzo

Founder of APA Hotels Who Published Nanjing Massacre Denial Dies, Leaving a Controversial Legacy

Toshio Motoya, founder of APA Hotels and a prominent funder of Japan's right wing, has died aged 82. He was best known internationally for placing books in hotel rooms that denied the Nanjing Massacre and contested other wartime histories, a stance that sparked regional outrage and lasting reputational damage for his company.