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The Japanese know what was the real objective of Japan in WW2?
Do you mean how was it taught just after WWII, or how is it taught today?how was teaching about WW2 in schools?
How about sticking to the topic of how the war is taught in Japanese schools? Since you're Japanese, let's hear your input. What did you learn about WWII at school?I'm not a scholar, so I don't know well enough, but as for comfort women, NO ONE knew about it and no victim sued until 1991. The story was made up by Asahi Newspaper which is known as a left wing newspaper. They apologized for it's inaccuracy in 2014, but it was too late.
In recent research, comfort women were prostitutes. Receipts of prostitutes have already been found. Broker did exist in Korea and some of them might force women to work as comfort women.
Since I was very lazy, I don't remember well.
Briefly speaking, Japan invaded Asian countries and attacked Pearl Harbor. Then WWII began and two atomic bombs were dropped. Japan surrendered.
I just think It's too early for teen-ager. As I said, I don't say I didn't study. I think people are not as clever as you think. We would only hate each other If we study about cruelty when young.
If they actually did they probably wouldn't want to join, in my opinion.In most countries, including Japan, teenagers are able to join the army. In fact the Japanese army are actively recruiting junior high students to join military schools at the moment. If teenagers are old enough to learn how to kill others, they are definitely old enough to learn about the consequences of war.
Is that why the nationalists want to censor history books, especially about war crimes they committed? Plenty of evidence that they existed, y'know.Of course, as in any large-scale war, military committed crimes against civilians, but it is taught in a distorted form in schools.
Have you read John Toland's "Rising Sun"? It gives a very even-handed account of the many motivations and intentions (honest or otherwise) of the players at the time. Just remember the difference between "unify" and "dominate" depends wholly on the means used to achieve the end.What I learned in mainstreams sources was that Japan hated Asia, wanted to make Asia what the Europeans did to Africa, and they wanted to westernize Japan changing religion, language, alphabet etc.
But when I was research about it I discovered that Japan wanted to unify East Asia(not dominate), and free other peoples of Western imperialism.
Western historians say it was only a pretext that the Japanese have to dominate the world, but analyzing societies actions such as Black Dragon Society, Japan support the Republic of China, and the attempt of the Iwane Matsui dialogue to convince Chiang Kai -shek to pacifically join the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is clear that Japan had honest intentions.
Of course, as in any large-scale war, military committed crimes against civilians, but it is taught in a distorted form in schools.
High school often spends so much time on arlier history (purposely?) that there isn't enough time to delve deeply into events as recent as WWII.
Your sources are appalling misinformed. Japan was not interested in changing its own religion or language. There have been sporadic ideas to change the alphabet, but never has this idea gained any serious traction.What I learned in mainstreams sources was that Japan hated Asia, wanted to make Asia what the Europeans did to Africa, and they wanted to westernize Japan changing religion, language, alphabet etc.
It was Japan who wanted to change the languages of Asia, and exploit its neighbors for material gain. You should read up on the Japanese occupation of Korea, Taiwan, China, for starters, and particularly how bitterly the Koreans resisted Japanese rule. (Korea and Taiwan were not imperial targets of the west, so this liberation thesis you are claiming is obviously false.). Japan did use the pretext of liberation in Singapore and Vietnam, but the Vietnamese, particularly Ho Chi Minh, was suspicious of Japanese intentions, and he did not welcome them as liberators. In Singapore, the Japanese treated the local population very harshly, and so the Singaporeans have no fondness for the Japanese period of occupation. Same is true for the Philippines.when I was research about it I discovered that Japan wanted to unify East Asia(not dominate), and free other peoples of Western imperialism.
there was a movie about it, i think the title is called "Men Behind the Sun"But , some evidences show that Japan military tested and used bioweapons widely in some asian countries. If the purpose was to unify but not dominate , what's the point to did this ? To show how powerful were the weapons ?
Did I?Majestic commented that Korea and Taiwan were no targets of western imperialism.