[GoNative]

From pretty much every single Japanese person I have ever talked to about the war I have been blown away by their lack of knowledge about it. Some even seem to barely realise that Japan was the aggressor! If you believe learning from history is a good thing then the Japanese are completely failing younger generations in providing them with any facts to learn from.
Few people realise that Japan were actually on the verge of landing troops on mainland Australia after having worked their way down throughout SE Asia. Over 50 air raids were carried out on Darwin in northern Australia and there was intense fighting in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. If it is wasn't for the Americans and their strategic naval victories that cut supply lines to the Japanese army then Japan would possibly still hold large chunks of Asia and possibly even Australia under it's rule.
I think if more Japanese people really knew what occurred during the war, had some idea of the incredible suffering and bloodshed that occurred due to their advance through SE Asia then the they would be a bit more understanding of the small remaining US military presence in their country.