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opheliajadefeldtAug. 14 12:25 pm JST

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As a young German my recollections of WW2 history being taught in school are recent, about 7yrs ago. Our teaching was comprehensive and left nothing out, we even had to visit Nazi concentration camps, which is some thing I will never forget. Later as a student of history and P.Science at Uni I learned so much more about what happened the world over, and it was not very pleasant. The war crimes, committed by the Japanese army were atrocious, from China to Indonesia, in fact, in all the Pacific countries they occupied. The murder of unarmed civilians was unparalleled except by the Germans and Russians. Yes, do not forget Stalin, one of the winners. War crimes were committed by all the countries but we do not hear much about the ones who 'won' the war. The history of WW 2 should be taught in every school around the world, but I doubt if this would even resonate with modern students who's grasp on any thing historic is minimal. In fact I have met young students who know nothing of 9/11 in NY. I do not know the depth of what is taught in Japanese schools, but every thing should be included. Every thing.

https://japantoday.com/category/national/u.s.-author-of-wwii-related-book-urges-youth-to-learn-war-history

'Jiipan' blue jeans are completely unsuited to the heat and humidity of Japan; ergo, I have none...

@Bass:

I have never seen a diaper wrap around an American Burger all throughout the US.

I love Angus Burgers in Hawaii in particular and any burger at the wonderful diners in NY.

I also always here and everywhere else special order my burgers. Stops the squirts.

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They naysayers were wrong in their pre-tournament assumptions

To be fair, their narrative has changed.

The initial claim that ‘nobody’ is interested in it has been dismissed with the speed it deserved. Risible nonsense from sulking teenagers.

We are now at the stage where it is claimed that the only people who watch it do it through guilt.

I heard one beauty that people have in on the telly but don’t really watch it. I thought that was quite adorable.

I think we would be better arguing is women’s football a more popular spectacle than many men’s sports.

It already is and it’s still growing

Japanese Government: "Japanese people, have more babies."

Japanese people: "We need higher pay and less working hours at our jobs."

Japanese company CEOs: "no."

Japanese Government: "Also, we will provide less child care services and nursery schools."

**Japanese consumer goods companies: **"Baby goods in Japan facing steeper price hikes"

Japanese people: "and you still want us to have MORE babies? How, again?"

Japanese Government: "Japanese people, have more babies............."

What do you expect from a bunch of Japanese politican sociopath, who are unemotional and lack empathy of others beside themselves,that is common in Japan political elite

Make sure you say that when you apply for your visa.

 Does that go for Nagasaki and Hiroshima constant memorials?

Did America  apologize?

Educate Japanese children about what the Japanese military did to millions of men, women and children but not in an accusatory way, in a compassion for their Asian neighbours.

And Educate  children in the West about what the West did to millions of men, women and children but not in an accusatory way, in a compassion for the whole world

yes a dark page in history for the POW's appalling suffering.

abu ghraib prison was an American prison

My Japanese family did not agree with the war. My FIL was sent to fight in China. He survived minus an arm. Several members of the community refused to serve and were imprisoned and some died.

Yeah right.

while the West's colonialism were often cruel and inhumane, they never marched the massive scale of the Japanese Imperial army's rein of terror and mass destruction, rape, murder, enslavement and torture across an entire content over a few years like Japan

Sure, go that to the millions of Indigenous peoples wiped by the West. The West raped the Earth for over 300 hundred years.

The apology should be made every year they hold a ceremony

And what about the West???????

Telling the victims of great atrocities to shut up because we already apologised kind of shows the true nature of those apologies doesn't it.

Please tell us how many times the West has apologized for its atrocities.

In December, 1941 my mother, six sisters , brother and uncle went to the country out of Teluk Anson in Perak, Malaya

In 1941, your family were slaves in their own country. How were the Malays treated under the British? Please tell us.  Mahathir Mohamad said that life under the Japanese was better than life under the British.

Japan always be a victim when it comes to World War II,

And the west always thinks it is the good guy.

He should have offered a sincere apology for the actions of Imperial Japan.

And the West should have offered a sincere apology for the pain and suffering it inflicted on the world.

Tell_me_bout_it

   wallace

   I did do something about it. I married a Japanese and our families came together.

> Fantastic, mate. Well done, Fair play. But why do you want Kishida to apologise every year? Are you asking your wife to apologise as well?

PM Kishida is in a temporary position. If each year there is a ceremony to mark the surrender of Japan then it can include a short but meaningful apology.

People who committed those crimes already apologized and punished. Governments moved on, so did America. Now Japan and America are best friends (more like suzerain and vassal).

I am sorry but many people who committed war crimes were not even prosecuted. A small section of Class A war criminals were tried and sentenced to death. None of them apologized for their crimes.

And Kishida is adressing to his people. He is not standing in front of UN to all of a sudden apologise. Context bro. Nobody owes you an apology

Every year, other countries like China are watching these events.

I also strongly believe school kids should be taught about the war.

@TokyoLiving With comments like this, the only clown here is you.

NOBODY on Earth deserves the pay that some of the men are getting ...

They still don't deserve the same pay as the men.

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Isn't that the same floral set up for the Abe funeral in the picture? Or something similar?

Did this event also cost 69 Billion dollars or whatever the price was?

Mr KiplingToday 05:16 pm JST

What was Japan doing in Asia (empire building) that France, the UK and the Dutch were not doing?

> Japan lost so has to get on its knees every August 15th?

Why not? Germany shows contrition constantly, while Japan reminds the world about their suffering every year on August 6th and 15th without showing any real feeling or remorse for the war they started and the immense suffering they inflicted upon many. As one poster wrote, peace was forced on them. It wasn't something they all of a sudden chose to embrace.

Regardless of whether you like women's soccer/football or not, there is no escaping the fact that the world cup to date has been phenomenally successful. Both in monetary and attendance terms.

Audiences have been down in some of the "lesser" stadiums eg Dunedin(sorry), but overall many games have been packed out.

All of this in Aust / NZ where soccer takes a backseat to AFL & Rugby in Aust and a way behind 2nd to Rugby in NZ.

They naysayers were wrong in their pre-tournament assumptions. The games have delivered.

And comparing to men's soccer is well...just lame.

It's like saying I don't like watching Women's grand slam events like Wimbledom because women don't hit the ball as hard and fast and move slower.

Or I have no interest in watching women's world championship swimming because, you know .... the men are so much quicker.

Tack 10 more years onto women's soccer/football and the level of play and the interest will be beyond huge.

Guarantee esp in soccer crazy countries, the women's game will absorb an enormous amount of the total corporate sponsorship and investment.

And they won't have to beat men to get it.

They still don't deserve the same pay as the men.

You'd be a riot at parties, Mr. Negative.

This world cup has been incredibly exciting, the Sweden v Spain game just finished provided yet more thrills. Was hoping the Swedes could send it to extra time. Great win by Spain!

I've loved every game I've been able to catch - and with record breaking attendances and viewing figures, it seems millions agree!

JeffLee..

It was, before the mass-murdering actions of several Middle Eastern gentlemen on Sept. 11,

15 from Saudi Arabia, 2 from Egypt, 2 from the UAE and one Lebanese. Funding came , unknowingly, from the Saudis and UAE. No Iraqis, Afghanis or Syrians were involved....

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On August 15 and 16, some Japanese soldiers, devastated by the surrender, committed suicide. Well over 100 American prisoners of war were also murdered. In addition, many Australian and British prisoners of war were murdered in Borneo, at both Ranau and Sandakan, by the Imperial Japanese Army. At Batu Lintang camp, also in Borneo, death orders were found which proposed the murder of some 2,000 POWs and civilian internees on September 15, 1945, but the camp was liberated four days before these orders were due to be carried out.

I'm thinking of those unfortunate souls today.

But good for women's sport. Men have been successfully guilted into pretending it is as exciting as men's sport.

No guilt.

For me, women’s football is the second most exciting sport to watch after men’s football. Men’s rugby is probably third.

The viewing figures for the women’s game blow many men’s sports out of the water.

What sports do you watch mate?

You can buy a good pair of jeans at Walmart for less than 15 dollars,but I only found one pair that I wanted in my sizes

Japan- Game over .

The youth making their mark

They have to live on this Earth longer than the old farts