Thursday, April 07, 2005

Japan faces storm over 'rewriting' war history

My god, how many times have I read this story? Seems to be repeated every year!

Would love to see an interview with a rep from the Japanese Min of Ed. I mean, what the hell would he say in answer to a direct question about the Rape of Nanking? Deny it ever happened??

Let me know if anyone sees a follow-up to this, eg about the effect of the boycott.

Japan faces storm over 'rewriting' war history
Times Online
From Leo Lewis in Tokyo
April 06, 2005

3 comments:

JP said...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4945613,00.html
China, Japan Leaders May Meet Over Row

Japan deserves this, in my considered opinion...

JP said...

It's "comfort women revisionism time" again. As usual with the bloody Indie, no way of knowing how long this will remain free-to-view.

Japanese Prime Minister angers victims of wartime sex slavery
Independent
09 March 2007

JP said...

Seb, did you know this?

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army, was a unit composed of mostly Japanese Americans who fought in Europe during the Second World War. The families of many of its soldiers were subject to internment. The 442nd was a self-sufficient fighting force, and fought with distinction in North Africa, Italy, southern France, and Germany, becoming the most highly decorated unit of its size and length of service in the history of the U.S. Army, including 22 Medal of Honor recipients.