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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

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   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.

itsonlyrocknroll

Japan acknowledges the end of the war and its surrender in a way it is the victim and not the aggressor. People visit the Yasukuni Shrine to offer prayers to the people who died defending the country. The atomic bombings are marked with special events. Apologies have been given but too many of them sound hollow.

Is it so difficult to offer an annual apology for terrible and tragic wrongdoings? It would help to improve relationships with those countries that suffered.

I do not think, unlike in Germany, students spend enough time on what their country did during the war.

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.

Fighto!

Japan's friends and allies - and there are certainly many - no longer require endless apologies about events that occurred 80 plus years ago. They know Japan is famously committed to peace, and is completely freedom-loving.

So why are the atomic bombings remembered?

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   wallaceToday 04:42 pm JST

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

Go do something about it. Dont forgive Japan, dont visit, dont think about Japan.

I did do something about it. I married a Japanese and our families came together. Even my family members who fought in Burma accepted the situation with open arms, compassion and kindness. We are united. I have lived here for 30 years contributing to the society and culture.

But the dark days of WW2 need to be remembered every year and taught to the kids in schools.

Pretty sure your country plays BFF with Japan selling weapons and earning good cash, not minding what Kishida says every August 15th. Life goes on

I do not understand your comment.

itsonlyrocknroll

What does the future have to offer the present and future generations having to bow incessantly at the alter of an age of the political apology, from a country now close to eighty five percent of its population not even born when imperial Japan existed?

That makes an annual apology even more important because days kids know so little of their real history. My family and community fought the Japanese in Burma many ended up in POW camps where brutal treatment was handed out. if they managed to survive their lives were changed forever. I have been witness to that history.

It must be remembered every year so that it will never happen again.

It's not a daily even if it's an annual event so memorials are made.

We still mark the days of the atomic bombings even if there are so few survivors living. What is the difference between those?

Mark

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

> Japan has apologized multiple times. It is just South Korea and China that perpetuate the myth that they never have.

The apology should be made every year they hold a ceremony

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

Sarah H. J. Lee

   Why do people believe there are any remains at the Yasukuni Shrine?

> No, the remains are kept elsewhere, along with their ancestral tablets. Their names, however, are enshrined at Yasukuni.

There are no bones, remains, or ashes at Yasukuni Shrine. The remains of the dead will most likely be in their family graves.

It's not going to Tokyo

And half of the country was happy, in particular, NO NEW WARS it was great! Not to mention border excursions down.

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The wearing of Nazi uniforms is banned in Germany.

Punishable by up to three years in prison - although its laws do allow exceptions for artistic or educational reasons.

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There are many thousands of these nationalist rightwing guys who vote for the LDP provided they maintain the policies which they like. Such as immigration and foreign entry restrictions.

Why do people believe there are any remains at the Yasukuni Shrine?

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Don't bring up Koreans whenever it suits your agenda. Most Koreans want that shrine gone and for their ancestors' remains to be returned to their homeland.

There are no remains of a single person at the Yasukuni Shrine. There are just names on paper mostly turned to dust and names in a register.

Trump has been a fraud since day 1, like his charity and then his university.