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In reply to the discussion: Every year, I see the same thing re Hiroshima and Nagasaki [View all]Jimvanhise
(300 posts)China has had a deep hatred of the Japanese since WW2. The Japanese didn't just invade Chinese cities, they slaughtered civilians in unbelievable numbers. In many respects the Japanese were worse than the Nazis. The Nazis victimized the Jews. The Japanese victimized anyone who didn't live in Japan. For example, the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor when no war had been declared. The Japanese also relentlessly abused captured prisoners because they despised the concept of surrender and believed that anyone who surrendered to them was a coward not worthy of decent treatment. Militarism has never been more ruthlessly displayed than by the Japanese in WW2. The Japanese invented suicide bombers. The people on mainland Japan were ready and willing to fight allied invaders with knives and pitchforks if necessary which is why there was such a widespread belief of massive allied casualties if there was a traditional invasion of Japan like the allies had done in Europe. Even after Japan surrendered there were militarists who despised this and the allies occupying Japan could not walk the streets at night because there were Japanese waiting to kill them. The Japanese soldiers were ruthless, and unapologetic. Books have been written about this, including memoirs by survivors of Japanese POW camps.