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Did the Japanese have to give up their culture, use the dollar, and learn English after their surrender? NO.
Actually they did, but it wasn't by force. But the way Japan is right now is far more like how United States was prior to WWII than Japan prior to WWII. Japan did Americanized, but they still speak the same language. The truth of the matter is that they gave up a lot of their previous culture to become industrialized and even allowed a good number of christian missionary work into their country. Even though the population is by far Shinto/Buddhist (by the way athiest doesn't count, because America is still largely athiestic, especially in California and New York), you still have good numbers of Japanese Christians. Japan doesn't even have a true military. If Japan ever gets invaded, they are pretty much on their own if America refuses because they've spent so much on the Afghan and Iraqi Wars.
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More like it was the Japanese fault for being so aggressive.
Am I sensing Japanophobia?
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The Japanese forced 200,000 Chinese and Koreans to be prostitutes.
Much more of that is forced on today to Chinese and Korean girls than back then, especially in North Korea. The Sex Trade is much larger than it has ever been before.
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The Japanese infamously looted, ransacked, and sexually abused the city of Nanjing. Did they have a "Rape of Tokyo"? NO.
Would it make you feel any better if they did?
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The Japanese also got help with the rebuilding by the Americans while the other countries were pretty much on their own.
Japan only got America's help, because America felt responsible for the Nukes. America still helped out South Korea. Couldn't manage to help out China, because it turn Maoist. It couldn't help out Vietnam, because it turn Communist. It couldn't help out Myanmar, because they became a military regime. It couldn't help out Cambodia nor Laos, because they were turning Communist. As for the Phillipines. They don't even want American help. They actually made a law declaring it illegal for American military to make any presence on their land. As for Taiwan, for goodness sakes Taiwan was China to Americans until the 1970's, thanks to Nixon.
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The point is: the Japanese got the better deal at the end and we should not feel sorry for them.
Ah... huh... Japanophobia gone wild folks.
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Stop sucking up on how they were the victims; they got fair judgment.
You are a lunatic. I've told you that they got what they deserved.
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Japan has lost its military but has not lost the attitude. For example, look at the denial of Japanese war crimes by none other than Tokyo mayor Shintaro Ishihara, who used racial slurs during his campaign. I am not accusing the right-minded Japanese of today.
You know it is your own fault any hoot. Damn man, why the hell do you even care of what some mayor says. We all know that every mayor is nothing more than a bag of dirt. Take the former New York Mayor, Giuliani. That man supposively clean up New York and was there during 9/11, stop the firefighters from saving anymore victims from the incident after they cleared out all the gold that was buried. Okay, don't bring up any mayors okay. I don't care what country they come from, they are all douchebags for as far I'm concerned.
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I am just here to say how DARE you blame America for the Pearl Harbor attack
I would consider you read up on how America gain control of Hawaii and started the Spanish American War, before you speak to me again.
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and how DARE you defend Japan's aggression on other Asian countries. You are a very sad man.
What's sad is the fact that you still hold such a horrible grudge against them even after more than half a century has passed. Even after a good majority of those that were alived back then are either dead or on the verge of death. Now tell me who's the sad little Asian man, because it certainly isn't me. At least I acknowledge they got what they deserved.