Ghosts of World War II Haunt China, Japan Relations

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Ghosts of World War II Haunt China, Japan Relations

Seventy-one years after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, Chinese victims of chemical weapons used by Japanese forces want justice.

They say the Japanese government still refuses to acknowledge that it committed war crimes against them. Their ongoing demands for an apology have heightened tensions in the region.

In December 1937, Japanese troops invaded the city of Nan Jing and slaughtered an estimated 300,000 civilians and raped 80,000 Chinese women. Thousands of Chinese were killed in the bombing of cities by the Japanese air force.
   
At a 71st anniversary memorial ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered no apology, but instead paid tribute to Japan's fallen soldiers.

"We shall never forget that the peace and prosperity we enjoy now stands on the precious sacrifices of those who fought for their country and their families and died in WWII," he said.

Read More At: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/september/ghosts-of-world-war-ii-haunt-china-japan-relations

Sort of brazen. Anyway, per the discussion in the history section, I thought I'd look for an article that was, maybe, more applicable.

Be on the look for related articles.

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War criminals honoured in Japan

This video from South Korea says about itself:

    Korean gov’t expresses regret over Japanese politicians’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine

    15 August 2016

    Today also marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War Two.

    Some Japanese politicians chose to mark the occasion by paying their respects to the controversial Yasukuni shrine honoring class A war criminals.

    Park Ji-won has more on that and the Korean government’s response. Marking the seventy-first anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II,… Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual donation to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine,… instead of visiting in person.

    The shrine honors Japan’s war dead,… including more than a dozen Class-A war criminals.

    It’s the fourth straight year Abe has decided to stay away on this anniversary, choosing instead to send donations.

    However, dozens of Japanese politicians and lawmakers paid their respects at the shrine during the day.

See More At: https://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/war-criminals-honoured-in-japan/

Video at webpage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkH90oEKSBs

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General MacArthur – His Time As Emperor Of Japan
http://worldwarwings.com/general-macarthur-emperor-of-japan/

Excerpt:

The American Emperor was in control, but he clearly wanted peace. MacArthur was pressured to prosecute Emperor Hirohito for war crimes, but decided against it because removing him would result in uprisings. Instead, he led an investigation into the war crimes and felt that the country had been hijacked by the military leaders. In a stunning twist of fate Emperor Hirohito declared himself human rather than a god-like entity his subjects saw him for and vowed to work with General MacArthur to rebuild the damaged infrastructure. Many things followed events followed in the transition such as the establishment of a parliamentary system to help govern Japan, brought forth a human rights campaign and the drafting a new constitution.