tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post9010059154482539966..comments2022-11-05T22:26:28.943+09:00Comments on Japan without the sugar: Japan’s moral high ground: Hiroshima & NagasakiDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-65469434943908986732010-08-25T18:12:23.182+09:002010-08-25T18:12:23.182+09:00There was a big debate about Hiroshima on NBR foru...There was a big debate about Hiroshima on NBR forums just recently, and it is still an unresolved issue---were the bombs needed to get Japan to surrender and ultimately save lives? Or was the Russian intervention the deciding factor? Or were all of the above or none of the above necessary. The arguments for both sides are quite interesting. But yes, it certainly could have been avoided by the Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-32089512719538312272010-08-25T10:21:34.392+09:002010-08-25T10:21:34.392+09:00Wait, what?
1)Here what I was taught about WWII d...Wait, what?<br /><br />1)Here what I was taught about WWII during the late eighties and ninieties growing up:<br /><br />a) The Pacific side of WWII was marked by escalating trade agreements, the US push for minerals and trade and the expansion of Imperial Japan for the same issues.<br /><br />b) The USA, just coming out of a Depression, had no issues with Japan's expansion into Manchuria andEdie Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219876544685036156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-4591687973767724112010-08-11T23:41:22.484+09:002010-08-11T23:41:22.484+09:00Japan-Australia: I agree that the bombings were &q...Japan-Australia: I agree that the bombings were "sad" to say the least---especially since women, children, and other non-combatants were killed. My problem is with folks such as the author of the article who view Japan as THE victim of the war it started and develop amnesia about why the world showed up rather angry on its doorstep. He goes even further...<br /><br />Ojisanjake: I saw Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-69870087612568889352010-08-08T18:27:21.814+09:002010-08-08T18:27:21.814+09:00just checked out japan Echo and found this gem in ...just checked out japan Echo and found this gem in the "japan Culture takes on The World" article... "In the years to come, it is likely that the “Cool Japan” phenomenon will continue to spread. Recently, Japanese-style izakaya restaurant-pubs have started to become common overseas. Previously, eating and drinking places were separate. A system that brings both of them together Ojisanjakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506748719638540152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-30713534470752747162010-08-08T13:15:31.653+09:002010-08-08T13:15:31.653+09:00I have visited Hiroshima several times and have be...I have visited Hiroshima several times and have been to the bomb site and the center of the atomic blast. It is a very sad thing that happened and the effects will last forever. I will never forget that experience and hope the bomb will be banned.Japan-Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07970708785185874284noreply@blogger.com