Do you think Japan should issue a formal apology...?

Question

to all the countries it commited war crimes against during WWII?
Specifically Korea and China?
Or do you think that there is no need? Have they already said enough?

You can read through the apologies here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan

Yu Kwan Soon

Answer 1

Japan had the sense to know they weren't always right throughout history. They accepted defeat and surrendered in 1945. Every country that engages in war, whether they started the conflict or not engages in war crimes. They don't say 'war is hell' because it sells products.

Answer 2

NO...this apology crap has gone on long enough. War is not 'a war crime.' In the case of raping women...it's happening now within the U.S. military and the Generals are getting pretty sick of it. They're starting to dole out punishments and trials against the guilty parties.



Forget it...it's history; it's over and done with. What good does an apology do now after almost 7 decades? It's pointless. Next everyone is going to ask the next country to kiss their behinds for 'stuff said' and it'll just continue.



I'm sorry if I don't sound sympathic. Truthfully I am because some of the stuff they did was uncalled for, even when attacking Pearl Harbor and killing innocent men who were not ready for any type of battle.



But, everything is now a 'war crime'...even war itself is a war crime and people in America want to see heads roll. What the H is wrong with everyone. When will the political correctness sit one out? Even now...in America everyone wants an apology...well so do I! I want an apology from every signle one of the companies I applied for a job with for discriminating against me because I'm a white female over 55 and they never even called for an interview. That's what I want. A talented, educated woman who is sick and tired of hearing everyone gripe about 'what WAS' and expecting people and governments to say "I'm sorry". And all I can seem to get is a lousy part time job cleaning and not even support myself.



Whine about something that's important if compaints are imperative. Not about something that happened 66 years ago.

Answer 3

Japan will issue an apology after the next war. What good is it now? All people relating to the Japanese war are dead (at least 95% of them) so what good is an apology now? And let's say that Japan apologizes, who will feel better? All the millions who were killed in Asia, China, Siam, etc.? Did the USA apologize for dropping a monster bomb on Japan and killing over 100,000 people in one city alone. No! One doesn't apologize after a bloody war. You just sit back and reflect and feel sick.

Answer 4

I think they've done quite enough.



When do you draw the line on 'apologies'? The men involved in that government have long since paid for their crimes, many by being hanged, others by being killed during the war.



When do you stop holding the children responsible for the crimes of the parents? Shall the current citizens of the United States apologize to all the peoples of Africa for our involvement in the Slave Trade? Should the African nations who sold their brothers to the Whites apolgize?



Should England apologize to the Iroquois for invading North America? Shall Norway and Sweden apologize to the British for the predations of the Vikings? Shall the French apologize for the actions of the Gauls?



When do we stop?



They've paid the price, long ago - It's time to be grown ups and move on.



In any case, China and Korea have a LONG list of things to apologize to others for as well, if we're going to do that...



Orion

Answer 5

why people of this time has to apology for what people of the other time did? The one ,who won the war, is always right. Japan lost the war, we treated them as criminal - if they won the war, they were hero!

Answer 6

Enough has been done. We are even now. Forgiveness is what now bonds Japan to the United States, despite political troubles. They bombed us, we bombed them, both fought, and both made their apologies. Isn't that good enough for you?

Answer 7

He ought to like to have intercourse at the same time together with her! So he's being quite friendly & staying in her chum zone for the the ultimate option time to make his flow. stop all touch for the reasons you recognized above (the substitute interior the ultimate way he treats you vs. her)

Answer 8

ha! right after the U.S. issues formal apologies to all countries and foriegn national it commits human rights abuses against currently

Answer 9

No. Why???



Japan was nuked, millions were killed, as if they weren;t paid back!

Besides, those responsible are long gone.

Answer 10

They should and now. Cutting off our relations can be swift and quick considering they have no human rights for thier own people and are sickening human beings.