Hiroshima remembers the day the bomb dropped

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

America use to have balls.

I had a group of elderly Pinoy tell me the stories of how Japanese soldiers use to throw babies in the air and bayonet them for fun.

[Jacque67 7,328]

America use to have balls.

I had a group of elderly Pinoy tell me the stories of how Japanese soldiers use to throw babies in the air and bayonet them for fun.

You want Americans to do that too?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

You want Americans to do that too?

If you gleaned that from my eloquent oritation, you are impaired

[spookyturtle 9,466]

America use to have balls.

I had a group of elderly Pinoy tell me the stories of how Japanese soldiers use to throw babies in the air and bayonet them for fun.

Read about the rape of Nanking.

[Jacque67 7,328]

If you gleaned that from my eloquent oritation, you are impaired

Yeah, coz I have orange balls.

Read about the rape of Nanking.

Up the ante. Read about Unit 731!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Read about the rape of Nanking.

Who was she

[lostinblue 1,989]

Read about the rape of Nanking.

Nearly every woman between 8 and 80 was raped by the Japanese ... China has not forgotten and god help Japan if there is ever a war between China and Japan..

[Operator 1,927]

Who was she

Three good movies to watch.

'City of Life and Death'

'John Rabe'

'The Flowers of War'

[Jacque67 7,328]

This is cool, too. I am a fan of Oshima's films.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Nearly every woman between 8 and 80 was raped by the Japanese ... China has not forgotten and god help Japan if there is ever a war between China and Japan..

What does that have to do with commemorating the deaths of 140,000 people who died when a nuclear bomb was dropped on their city?

Seriously, it's like you guys are proud of your prejudices or something...

[Jacque67 7,328]

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

So many deaths back in the day can certainly be called a tragedy, as was the suffering of the people who did NOT die right away, but suffered for years, as did their offspring. And the Japanese people are amazing from having come so far since then, to the world leader and country of industry and technology they are today. Certainly a comeback worth being proud of.

On the other hand, I think that what some here are trying to say is that Japan brought their misery on themselves. They raped and pillaged everywhere they went, turning the people of the countries they invaded into slaves. Koreans hate them, Filipinos hate them, as do some others. Even after all these years. They simply devastated South Korea before they pulled out. Some people today are so quick to condemn Americans for owning slaves in ancient history, yet Japan is every bit as guilty of it. As was the Brits. But it's always easy to cast stones at people from afar, no matter your culture or beliefs, eh? Not always so easy to put yourself in another person's point of view.

Edited August 7, 2015 by ROYGBP

[Jacque67 7,328]

An advisory panel on Thursday submitted to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a report compiled after its discussions on a planned statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japans Role and World Order in the 21st Century stipulated in the report that Japan expanded its aggression and waged a reckless war.

It added that postwar Japan based itself on a thorough reflection on its wartime actions.

At a press conference Thursday, panel Chairman Taizo Nishimuro, president of Japan Post Holdings Co., said, The report is intended for Prime Minister Abe, but we want the younger generation to read it to deepen their understanding of history.

After receiving the report, Abe said, Id like to work out a statement to send out to the world.

The prime minister is expected to release the statement next Friday, the day before the anniversary of the wars end.

The panel, which comprises 16 people from various fields, released the 38-page report in both Japanese and English. After its launch in February, the panel discussed five issues presented by Abe for review, and its members views on the issues were reflected in the report. Among the five issues are the history of the world and Japan in the 20th century and the lessons to be drawn from it; evaluation of postwar Japans commitment to peace; and Japans reconciliation with Asian and Western countries.

In a review about Japans path after the 1931 Manchurian Incident, the report said that Japan lost sight of the global trends and caused much harm to various countries, largely in Asia, through a reckless war.

It must be said that the responsibilities of the Japanese government and military leaders from the 1930s and beyond are very serious, it added.

In the report, the panel footnoted that during the discussions, dissenting views were expressed over the use of the word aggression.

As lessons learned from the first half of the 20th century, the report said that the principle that international disputes would be settled by peaceful means and not by force has been established while a free trade system has been developed. Regarding Japan in the second half of the 20th century, the report said, Based on the deep remorse, Japan has been reborn as a country that is completely different from what it was in the first half of the 20th century, particularly in the period between the 1930s and the first half of the 1940s.

Looking back at Japans postwar history of pacifism, the panel stressed the significance of the nations official development assistance and other international contributions. Japans postwar trajectory is based on a thorough reflection on its actions in the 1930s and the first half of the 1940s, the report said.

Meanwhile, about Japans contributions on the security front, such as through U.N. peacekeeping operations, the panel argued in the report, It cannot be said that Japan has been able to properly contribute in a manner that fully responds to the demands of the international community.

In evaluating Japans reconciliation with relevant countries, the panel stipulated that the nations relationships with China and South Korea have not improved compared with its ties with the United States and European and Southeast Asian countries. The panel called on Japan to undertake work to move toward reconciliation with China by making exchanges at all levels. For the Japan-South Korea relationship, the panel stressed the need for both countries to develop measures for reconciliation and share the responsibility for them.

The panel went on to say, It is still difficult to conclude that full reconciliation has been achieved with respect to World War II, and there are still people in the United States, Australia and Europe who think that Japan has not yet apologized sufficiently.

However, the report stopped short of calling for a fresh apology, given that the panel has been tasked with providing a reference for Abe to devise the 70th anniversary statement.

Main points of report

■ After the Manchurian Incident, Japan expanded its aggression against the continent and caused much harm to various countries, particularly in Asia, through a reckless war.

■ Based on deep remorse over the war, Japan has been reborn as a country that is completely different from what it was.

■ Japans postwar trajectory is based on a thorough reflection on its wartime actions.

■ Reconciliation with China and South Korea has yet to be achieved fully.

■ Direct calls for an apology are not made. Speech

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

If you gleaned that from my eloquent oritation, you are impaired

By saying "America used to have balls" in relation to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, you could be implying that the USA should break out the nukes more often - a strange thing to say in relation to a historical event that vapourised 70,000 people and left as many people to die agonising deaths from radiation poisoning, infections and burns.

Is that what you mean? Who knows, I am not a mind reader.

Edited August 7, 2015 by Venkman

[VOL 425]

Read about the rape of Nanking.

I googled it, Interesting read.

I knew the Japan was very cruel to people during the war, I suspect China has a deep seated hatred from what was done to them.