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Originally Posted by WhoIsDaffy
Japanese children are not taught about this (and many other things) in school. (unlike in germany)
I've even met educated Japanese people with good jobs and masters degrees, who did not know about this.
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Is this fact or supposition? Many people have selective memories when it comes to what they are taught in school vs. how they view the world as adults. They may not be taught details such as this, but I find it hard to believe that the war crimes committed by Japan are not mentioned, at least superficially, at some point in their history classes. I have met too many Japanese that are aware of them to be otherwise.
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it is this level of total denial that pisses off the likes of china,
it is this level of denial that makes the visit to the shrine undo any apology to the chinese. infact i think (if i remember correctly) that everytime the Jpn PM visits the shrine the chinese gov. lodge a formal complaint/objection.
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I was not having much disagreement with you till this, Daffy. I find it ironic when anyone criticizes other governments lying to either China or the former USSR given their track records in the art of revisionist history, supression of free speech and complete deception of their own citizens. All governmental officials lie when it is in their best interest, without exception. It comes with the job unfortunately. But China spent longer than my lifetime shoveling lies to the entire world in throughout the 20th century. I cannot blame the Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, Laotians or the Vietnamese for disregarding the truth when dealing with the nation that tried to destroy them less than 100 years ago.