America atomic bomb exploded at Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6, 1945 has stop the world war Ⅱ and a few hundred thousand of Japanese died in this tragedy!
However, kind America is helping Japan to be one of the world's stronger economic and military power.
By right, the Japanese should be very happy with their present position. Japanese should bear in mind that without America tolerant policy they will not be able to recover so fast from the war as a defeated country. The Japanese should also remember how many Pacific Regional people have been killed in the war created by them.
But the Japanese cannot forget the American bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and are not grateful to the good help of America.
One can see very often that s demsonstration against America military base in Japan and evidence proved that the Cabinet of Japan government in favor of worshiping at the Yasukuni Shrina longer than those do not.
From these events, one can see the majority of Japanese are still very much in favor admiring their war heros. Therefore, they don’t want American military base in Japan to keep an eye on them. And they are eager to build up their military power quietly. America should be careful of the Japanese thinking.
In view of this American leaders should be clever enough, not to help Japan to build up their military power any more. Otherwise, another attack like Pearl Harbor may happen one day who know?
The Pacific regional people especially those have been living under the Japan occupation would be very happy if America can convince Japan not tocreate any more war in this region and advise them there are many Pacific regional countries people who are still very worried of the Japanese’s bellicose manner.
要小心日本人的思想
美国原子弹于1945年8月6日在广岛和长崎爆炸，制止了第二次世界大战，却使几十万日本人死于这场悲剧！
然而，美国却帮助日本成为世界上的经济和军事强国，有得有失，日本也许应该很满意他们目前的现状，应该牢记，没有美国宽容的政策，他们将不能够这么快从一个战败国成为一个强国。日本人也应该要记得很多太平洋区域人民在战争中被他们杀害。但是，日本似乎不能忘记美国原子弹在广岛和长崎的爆炸，对美国的协助好像不太领情？
我们可以经常看到很多日本人抗议和示威，反对政府让美国在日本建立军事基地。日本内阁领袖如果主张崇拜靖国神社者，就可获得人民的支持，执政时间就会更长。
从这些事件中，人们可以看到，绝大多数日本人仍然非常怀念和崇拜他们的战争英雄。因此，他们不希望美军基地在日本看住他们。他们渴望悄悄地建立自己的军事实力，美国应该小心日本人的想法。因此美国领导人应该聪明些，不可以再帮助日本增加他们的军事实力了。否则，再次遭遇到袭击珍珠港一样的事件可能有一天会再次发生，谁知道呢！？
太平洋区域的人，尤其是那些一直生活在日本占领区的人将会非常高兴，如果美国能够说服日本不要在这里制造任何更多的战争。并提醒他们，有很多亚太地区国家的人还非常担心日本的好战主义。
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Hello ST Liu,
I do not think that the Japanese Govt. or the Japanese people is against the US.
Do not forget that after the Japanese defeat during WW II,Japan was occupied by the US under General McArthur and under this regime Japan recovered quickly to become the second largest economy by GDP in about 40 years.Moreover,its wartime constitution was changed to try to prevent Japan to resort to military hostility as it did prior to 1940.
The demostrations against the US that you mentioned were confined to Okinawa,where the US military is based.The demonstrations arose because US military personnels were guilty of sex crimes against local Japanese and those culprits were exempted from trial under Japanese laws.But this situation has changed because of local protests,and the military base is still in Okinawa.
With the rise of China,it is inconceivable that Japan will remove itself from the US military umbella in the Pacific.Japan does not have nuclear weapons but could easily acquired these in a short time as it is technically and materially capable although its current constitution does not allow this.
The propensity of some Japanese politicians to worship at Yakasuni is more damaging to Japanese image aboard,especially in SE Asia where it committed astrocities during WW II,and entrenches the mistrust that some countries have of Japanese's intentions in the Asia-Pacific.Although Japan has apologised to China for the Nanking massacre,it did not come across as a final atonement for its war crimes in the way that the Germans were able to do for the Holocaust.This is partly because Japanese history books still do not reflect historical facts while it is a crime in Germany to deny the existence of the Holocaust.
Recently,the Japanese cabinet recently pproved a bill that allows Japan to help the US logistically(refueling facilities) in the Afganistan war.
Regards,
Robert
Dear Robert,
Yes,the Japanese should not against the US.In fact they should grateful to the help of US!
But they does not becuase the Japan's super power in WW II was destroyed by the US atomic bomb.The Japanese seem cannot forget their defeat of the war was caused by US.Therefore the majority of Japanese still very much in favor of their war heros.After more than 60 years there are still more and more Japnese politicians insist to go to worship the Yasukuni shrine despite strong protection from China as well as the objection from the US!
Therefore the leaders of US should be careful to the thinking of Japanese before it was too late!
Regards,
ST. LIU
Hello St Liu,
While I agree that while some Japanese politicians have not stopped their annual visits to Yasukuni shrine,I do not think that they habour any hatred or revenge aginst the US.It is not easy for those who were borned before WII and had lived through it to forget their country's defeat.But this generation of people or politicians will be replaced with those borned after the war.
Two previous PM's, Abe and Yoshida,refrained from such visits although they were under pressure to do so.This is a step change as previous PM,Koshumi,continued such visits despite external pressures.
Even if I accept your premise that Japan habors aggressive intent against the US,I do not think it will be able to stand up against the US militarily.It had seen the results and effects of a nuclear device being exploded over Nagasaki and Horoshima.To invite another nuclear destruction of a larger magnitude defies logic.
Some politicians will continue to visit Yasukuni to satisfy their constituents.But this will pass with a new generation of Japanese.
Robert
Hi Robert,
I hope the relation between the US and Japan will be as sincere as you predicted the world will be peaceful and beuatiful as you wish.
But the Chinese proverb said "Be on guard,Should bear in mind"
Do not forget there eigther forever friends nor enemies.
Therefore my advice to the US is "prevent better than cure".
Regards,
ST. LIU
Hello St Liu,
I think that the Japanese govt is realistic to the extent that current conditions are obviously different from those that existed in the 1940's.
Then China was weak and internally factious and it did not possessed nuclear weapons;US was inward looking but it is now a superpower seeking alliances worldwide to buttress and enhance its position;the world was less interdependent and globalization was non-existent.
The advent of nuclear weapon has changed the existential vulnerability of nations.No nation can hope to survive a nuclear war and japan knows that better than most.
Robert
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