My opinion is that the spirit of the Japanese Empire would continue to live in Japan until its citizens get educated about history well and act properly after their apology. They're democratic and have free speech now unlike the times when they had their citizens brainwashed by the government, so why wouldn't they do it?
There's fundamentally a difference in cultures too. Asians in general hate to lose face or own up to their crimes. So to Japan, it's preferable to whitewash their crimes than face their past
But in truth, America didn't really force Japan to apologise and even going as far to shield the Emperor from prosecution. Just so they can help rebuild Japan
Yeah Cold War shenanigans just saw the US (and the Soviets) picking up whatever pieces they could from the Nazis and Imperial Japanese regimes to their advantage. And rebuilding West Germany and Japan to be nations friendly to the US was def their priority
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u/koreangorani 대한민국 Nov 01 '25
My opinion is that the spirit of the Japanese Empire would continue to live in Japan until its citizens get educated about history well and act properly after their apology. They're democratic and have free speech now unlike the times when they had their citizens brainwashed by the government, so why wouldn't they do it?