BEIJING — Day after day, the gory confessions spill out from China's newspapers — rape, murder, beheadings, even a plot to infect villagers' chopsticks and kitchen knives with typhoid bacteria. The crimes were committed by Japanese soldiers seven decades ago, but the stories are being dusted off for a new era of confrontation. The confessions — appearing one a day, for 45 days — are part of a rele
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