Ryan Ginstrom wrote:

> "Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:417283EF.78BF8224@yahoo.co.jp...
> > I am not making any claims of "widespread rape" by Americans during the
> war or
> > occupation, merely that it happened.
>
> OK. Well, of the rapes that happened during the occupation I would say that
> it is not a war crime, which (I think) was your original question.

Is it better than a war crime, then, to rape after the conflict is declared
over?

> For the rapes that happened during the war, I guess you would have to look
> at each case.

Why? Are Chinese and Koreans put under this burden when they make their claims
against Japanese?

> But whether given actions were "war crimes" is not a very good way to
> categorize the suffering of the Okinawans, IMO.

So what should Japan and the US do about it, then?

> BTW, if you haven't read it I can recommend 図説 沖縄の戦い (ISBN:
> 4309760317) for a good account of the Battle of Okinawa.
>
> > Have you never heard of "Negro Cave"?
>
> No.

How about "Kurombo Gama"?

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