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The father of a Taiwanese ex-gf told me that he was conscripted into the Japanese Army as a soldier, not a labourer. He did not mention anything about being humiliated by the Japanese but did not say he got equal treatment either. He was lucky because he was one week short of being deployed into Malaya when the atomic bombs fell and Japan surrendered.
There is no doubt that the Japanese were inordinately brutal in their prosecution of WW2 and their occupation. There is also some truth that many Japanese see themselves as superior to other races.
But when we say the Japanese AS A RACE are arrogant and brutal, are we not committing a very similar misjudgment as those bigots? If today's generation are ignorant because they are not taught, make an effort to teach them whenever you have the chance. Don't do anything that would contribute to a repeat of WW2.
There is no doubt that the Japanese were inordinately brutal in their prosecution of WW2 and their occupation. There is also some truth that many Japanese see themselves as superior to other races.
But when we say the Japanese AS A RACE are arrogant and brutal, are we not committing a very similar misjudgment as those bigots? If today's generation are ignorant because they are not taught, make an effort to teach them whenever you have the chance. Don't do anything that would contribute to a repeat of WW2.
Bros...those Taiwanese or Koreans were conscripted as MILITARY LABOURS.not soldiers..they were lower ranking than the lowest private Jap soldiers..ofteh beateb..humiliated .......I heard storey from older gens that these non-Japs actually could speak Hokkiens with the SEAchinese WHEN they were out of range of the Jap's eyes and eyes..many a time they help to SEAchinese escape death ........
Those who commited those crimes were real authentic Japs...as some with conscience HAD CONFESSED on tvs...