Original sentence: " Officially Japan says that fewer than 5,000 deaths occurred, while Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, said "verifiable numbers would be about 70,000".According to official Japanese statistics, the number was below 5,000, while the Singaporean Chinese community says the numbers to be around 100,000
Edited sentence: " Officially Japan claims that fewer than 5,000 deaths occurred, while Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, said "verifiable numbers would be about 70,000".Official Japanese statistics show fewer than 5,000 while the Singaporean Chinese community claims the numbers to be around 100,000