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Originally Posted by Tsuwabuki
They did, and they were. And still are, by many people. Including my maternal grandfather.
December 7th, 1941. Most people know it as "Pearl Harbor."
I certainly don't blame all Japanese, and I personally don't even blame Hirohito or the Imperial Family. I pretty much blame Tojo's shogunate delusions.
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If this ends up being a double post, sorry folks.
I know what you mean. My maternal grandfather, as well, was in WWII. Had an aircraft carrier he was an officer on sink by way of torpedo. He survived, leading many of his men to safety. I (quite obviously) don't blame Japan at all - just the whacked out decisions that they made during that time. My grandfather, even though he did harbor ill feelings toward the Japanese in many senses until his death, did soften about the matter a little bit, and was not outright angry and rude toward Japanese people.
If you or anyone else is interested in reading, he was commissioned on the USS WASP during this period of his career.
Edit: Found an article about it on Wiki! Didn't know this existed.
USS Wasp (CV-7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)