"Ernest Schaal" <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote in message

> > The Japanese government has a serious public relations problem
> > internationally, and this is certainly related to the prevailing
> > domestic views on the war.

That cannot be because Japan have been collaborating with the US and hosting
their armies that were threatening China + 2/3 of Korea (and messing the 1/3
left) + messing Vietnam + transforming the ports of Philippines and Thailand
in comfort-women-centers + politically snobbing Taiwan since mainland China
became more profitable?

> >> Look at what happened to Germany in Europe, compared to Japan in Asia.

Look what ? As long as Poland and East-Germany were enemy of the US,
West-Germany had shitty relations with them. I don't think it's unrelated.

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