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Post by joeconnor53 on Oct 13, 2015 23:32:07 GMT 8
Researchers have discovered what they believe to be the grave of a Japanese pilot (Osamu Kudo) who was killed in a Japanese raid on Australia in March 1942. When they contacted the pilot' son, he told them that "he doesn't want anything to do with it, because back at home, Kudo wasn't seen as a hero, he was seen as a killer." Is that how the Japanese view those who died in World War II? It sounds very strange to me. Japanese Pilot's Body
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Post by fortman on Oct 14, 2015 10:52:49 GMT 8
Joe,
From what I've read this is very much an exception; as an example, the Japanese soldiers who held out in various places until recently were given a warm welcome in Japan. There even seems to be an upsurge in patriotism in Japan, some Japanese politicians even trying to minimise the so-called Rape of Nanking.The Prime Minister, however, did recently apologise for Japanes atrocities in WW2.
fortman
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