its not surprising

I think that they never explicitly mentioned rapes tho. They were always "comfort women" or prostitutes

And yea i was right Yasukuni shrine still enshrines class a war criminals to this day.

For context thats what Hitler would've been tried as

Q2: Is it true that Japan has not formally apologized to the countries of Asia that suffered during the previous war involving Japan?

The feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology for the actions during the war have been upheld consistently by the post-war Cabinets. Such feelings were expressed in the form of the Murayama Statement on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, and those feelings of remorse and apology were also carried forth via the Koizumi Statement issued to commemorate the 60th anniversary.

Such feelings of remorse and apology articulated by previous Cabinets will be upheld as unshakable, which was made clear in the Statement by the Prime Minister issued on 14 August, 2015.

On the other hand, we must not let the future generations, who have nothing to do with that war, be predestined to apologize. This is the responsibility of the current generation that is alive at this moment.

notice the last sentence

***On the other hand, we must not let the future generations, who have nothing to do with that war, be predestined to apologize. This is the responsibility of the current generation that is alive at this moment.***

this is why people think japan doesnt apologize for it and should pay

but like

hes right

Absolutely

the next generations had nothing to do with uit

they arent responsible

but people want to make it so

i saw a comment on a video for Baby Metal... 14 yr old japanese girls who do music, and they said "i just learned of the rape of nanking, i can no longer support baby metal knowing what their country has done"

like

a nation bares the actions of its fathers

i fucking banged my head on a wall

dude

they are 14

Worst the current generation has to deal with is having fathers that cant be confirmed/mentioned

they are not involved

they dont have authority to apoligize

nanking and the like was a good deed the japanese did

no one says baby metal raped nanking

i wish they did

thatd be quite the site

no, but people but the blame of nanking on ALL japanese

even the children

but japan as a nation is responsible

and should take pride

no, Japan as a nation is NOT responsible

yes it is

The people of Japan had very little say lol

irrelevant

the Country which committed those acts no longer exist

They were a textbook military dictatorship

yes the political entity of japan exists

Japan is not the same country as what existed in WW2

in its entirety

no