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3779630 No.3779630 [Reply] [Original]

Why hasn't Japan apologized for their crimes during World War II?

>> No.3779639

Cause they're tired of repeating themselves to amnesiacs.

>> No.3779642

Great picture to start the thread.

>> No.3779646

They did. Only a small portion of the population still refuse to acknowledge it, but they are to Japan what skinheads are to Germany and people religiously visiting Mussolini's tomb every year are to Italy.

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>>3779650
Go ahead AoRF.

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>>3779628
please stop spamming AnonTalk .com thanks

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>>3779656
Oh thanks. I think I'll continue with hijack then. Sorry for not asking you first.

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They did, many times. It's just that no one in Asia takes it seriously because, let's be honest, Japan doesn't either. As far as the average Japanese person is concerned, World War 2 happened a million years ago and is about as relevant as the dinosaurs.

Unlike Germany after WW2, which to this day is beset by a very strong, apologetic tone towards its actions towards the jews during the Holocaust, the Japanese people were never indoctrinated with the idea that their country committed terrible crimes. Part of this is because of the inherent design of Japanese culture - because of the idea of submissiveness to the leaders is absolute, the responsibility for the country's actions is also the sole burden of its leaders, many of whom were executed after the war. So as far as the Japanese people are concerned, the pepetrators of the wartime atrocities have already been punished.

Another issue to consider is the Emperor himself, Hirohito. Despite his well-documented role in the war, Macarthur never punished him because he felt Hirohito was useful in gaining the trust of the Japanese people after the war. The people themselves, long indoctrinated with the idea of the divine emperor, saw in Macarthur's actions that, by extension, the Japanese people have been absolved of any crimes that they committed during World War 2. This has been a controversial decision that still inspires occasional debate in Japan to this day, many Japanese intellectuals are very acutely aware of this and believe that Hirohito should have taken responsibility for the war as well.

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>>3779693
So when will the Russians, Amerikkans and Britons take resonsibility for the atrocious war crimes they comitted?

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>>3779704
Hey! We apologized for driving Alan Turing to suicide just the other day...

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>>3779704
I don't know about america or britain, but as far as russians are concerned about war crimes, they simply don't give a fuck. Their culture and history is so steeped with so much violence and bloodshed that any apology towards their actions in the past is irrelevant.

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