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Originally Posted by dannavy85
Yes...like the Rape of Nanking which Japan refuses to teach to its school children or the Battan Death March.
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I'm not the kind of guy that goes to museums, and I didn't go to school here.
But I have been to a few museums with friends visiting Japan that surprised them and I a lot. They were about the atrocities committed by Japan during it's military control.
The common perspective towards it all by the educated populace of Japan is one of shame for it's history.
The common perspective towards it all by the average populace of Japan is "that was the past, it's not us, we are peaceful now and very happy about that"
In the wake of the recent events involving NK, most people I speak to here say "I'm scared, and I'm glad that Japan is peaceful so I imagine we would only get involved if we absolutely must"
Regardless of whether or not that is true, it's the common opinion, which in terms of culture is what defines a nation more than the actions of it's politicians.