Comments on: The Rape of Nanjing: When will Japan ever learn? http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Ben Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/#comment-742 John, Looks like despite the pending (nonbinding) resolution in the US House of Representatives, Abe is unlikely to modulate his position (that contractors, rather than the Japanese military themselves, are to blame for these brothels): http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/world/asia/05cnd-japan.html John,

Looks like despite the pending (nonbinding) resolution in the US House of Representatives, Abe is unlikely to modulate his position (that contractors, rather than the Japanese military themselves, are to blame for these brothels):

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/world/asia/05cnd-japan.html

]]> By: Cat D http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Cat D Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:29:23 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/#comment-678 I can say for sure that not all of Japan is on the side of the government on this matter. The online <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1595004,00.html" rel="nofollow">TIME</a> article about movie productions in the works of the Rape of Nanking mentions that there is a large activist community in Japan who are against the whitewashing of their history. I can say for sure that not all of Japan is on the side of the government on this matter. The online TIME article about movie productions in the works of the Rape of Nanking mentions that there is a large activist community in Japan who are against the whitewashing of their history.

]]> By: C(h)ristine http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-676 C(h)ristine Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:16:37 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/#comment-676 this news, when i heard it, made me very very sad. and angry. i wonder about the psychology of a nation in such deep denial. (the same nation that evaded (for economic reasons) the "discipline" that Germany had to undergo, after WWII). this news, when i heard it, made me very very sad. and angry. i wonder about the psychology of a nation in such deep denial. (the same nation that evaded (for economic reasons) the “discipline” that Germany had to undergo, after WWII).

]]> By: susan http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-631 susan Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:26:38 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/03/03/when-will-japan-ever-learn/#comment-631 Sigh. When, indeed. Sigh. When, indeed.

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