Japan conducted experiments on Filipinos during WW2

[Zeus]

Meron nga chinese film base on the account of witness, yun sa Nanjing china, babae pinafreeze yun kamay hanggang matigas na parang ice, tapos pinokpok, basag ang kamay Lalaki nilagay sa pressurize vault with see thru glass, sumabog ang buong katawan nung kawawang lalaki batang lalaki mga isa o dalawang taong gulang, habang umiiyak sa mga pinatay nyang mga magulang, pinatayo at nilagyan ng dynamita sa likod ng damit at pinalakad... sabog!!

[mazdamazda]

yup they just enjoyed the fruits of it. all throughout WWII, the Japs collected all the treasures of Asia. now they're the richest and the Americans knew this. yun mga Yamashita treasure na kesyo nandito daw or nasa Malaysia, Indonesia, diversion lang yun.

while we are dreaming of the myth, ginagamit na ng mga hapon

i just can't see the logic, na-post atomic bomb eh nakuha pa nila maging united and organized. even in movies, hindi naman ganyan ang depiction.

Treasures of Asia?

That's just a drop in the pond compared to the billions of dollars that the Americans pumped into Japan's economy after the war.

Not to mention the Japanese's inherent discipline and nationalism that spurred their economic miracle.

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Anyway, the people responsible for these atrocities were already tried, convicted and some were executed decades ago. Compensation was already handed out and a public apology was already made.

They've already paid a steep price for that when the Americans nuked Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Casualties? Oh... just a quarter of a million people.

[explorer]

At least in Japan, it could still be a big deal. IIRC, educational materials used in Japanese schools omit any mention of atrocities committed by the Empire during the war, that's why Japan's current generation denies that they ever happened.

it's one of the reasons why the chinese are still mad about it....because the japanese people are not that sincere and apologetic about their astrocities.

[KoKoNAT]

The Chinese vs Koreans vs Japanese animosity predates WW2. It is just a chapter in the saga of rivalry between those peoples. Apologising for single event like WW2 would not clear up centuries of distrust. You can say that their rivalries are set in their DNA, even if they came from the same racial stock.

I wouldn't even want to try to comprehend the reason for their rivalry, nor do I delude myself that an apology, even a sincere one by every single Japanese living right now, would heal that rift.

Keep that in mind when you try to arm-chair analyse the situation.