In Japan, the denials of war atrocities by the country’s nationalists often get attention. But the participants in the September expedition said they were part of a less-vocal majority who did not seek to glorify or whitewash the war that left three million Japanese soldiers and civilians dead, and their country in ruins. Rather, they simply want to recover memories of the war, particularly the experiences of ordinary soldiers who died on distant battlefields like Guadalcanal, an occurrence they do not want Japan to repeat.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 02:42:43 +0000
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