02 March 2005
Don't blame you for Hiroshima and Nagasaki
I am Japanese and identify myself as patriot and pacifist.
In my country, there is an enormous criticism for that US dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, I do not agree with those who criticise your country for that matter.
The following is the reasons for that,
1) Japan was the first one who started the war. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor first. Once the war is started, the rules are maximum damage on the enemy's side, the minimum damage on your side. The nation knew it when it started the war and the rules would continue until it wins or surrenders.
2) Japan did brutal masscre of civilians like Hiroshima and Nagasaki. During 1930's and US-Japan war time, Japanese army occupied China and masscred enoumous number of civilians. One of the examples is Rape of Naking in 1937. Not revewing such facts, we shouldn't blame others' brutality. In fact, we haven't reviewed the past brutality enough like Germans did.
However, I do not support US's dropping atomic bombs because civilian casualties should not happen and it started the age of nuclear war.
What do you think about my opinion?
10:00 Posted in US-Japan relationship | Permalink | Comments (1) | Tags: political issues, history, War, nuclear weapon
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Your post is very well written. Thank you for publishing it!
War is a tragedy. I wish no one had to die in wars. Many bad things happened in the Pacific War. One friend of my grandfather died in Bataan, and another probably would have been killed in Operation Olympic. But bad things happened to Japanese people too. Many, many, many Japanese people died and disappeared in China and Russia even after the war ended.
I am glad Japan and America are friends now. I hope one day all nations will be friends, and there will be no more wars.
Posted by: Dan | 02 March 2005
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