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2025 is 80 years past the end of WWII. WWII was a world war involving countries all over the world. Japan surrendered to the U.S. on 9/2/1945. Germany surrendered on May 8-9/1945 shortly after Adolf Hitler committed suicide on 4/30/1945. The third major adversary country Italy surrendered on 9/8/1943. WWII was known for two major unforgettable happenings. One was the encampment and murder of millions of Jew, especially in Europe. The other was the atrocity, murder, and enslavement of millions of so-called comfort women all over Asia, especially in China and Korea.
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt’s kneeling before a memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during a state visit to Poland in 1970 showed a sign of profound humility, and an apology for the wrongs that Germany did during WWII. That sign of apology is accepted by the world, and Germany is welcome back to the world of nations. However, up to now, Japan still has not acknowledged for what they did during WWII. As a matter of fact, they have repeatedly tried to rewrite history so that many of the younger generations of Japan do not know the atrocity, murders, and enslavement of millions of so-called comfort women all over Asia, especially in China and Korea. This kind of falsification of history is wrong, and is not good for Japan and for the world. The sooner this falsification is corrected, the better it will be for Japan and the world. Until that happens, Japan, unlike Germany, will have great difficulty to be welcome back to the world of nations.
Unfortunately, in the last half a century, the U.S. has repeatedly tried to destabilize many countries of the world, including trying to separate Taiwan from China. Instead of setting an example for Japan to follow, the U.S.is trying to set an example to turn back the history of time. As the world’s most important and most powerful countries, the U.S. and China should help the world to solve many important and crucial problems. If they cannot do that, they should at least not work against each other, because the world has many important crucial problems which if not solved can lead to a world that cannot be saved. (Ref. 1, 2, 3)
In the past decades, there are many organizations around the world who have tried to point out and remind Japan of the atrocities, the inhumane actions of the Japanese government, and its attempts to rewrite history so that future generations of Japan will not be aware of what their government has done in the past. It is urgently important that these actions should be pointed out and Japan should come out of hibernations and take an active role to correct history.
Here are a list of organizations that have played active roles during parts of these 80 years to remind Japan and the world of what happened during WWII, and that these actions cannot be forgotten:
- Alliance for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in Asia (the website is “ALPHA”). There are branches of this organization in many parts of the U.S. and Canada. E.g., in New Jersey, the prefix “NJ-” is added in front of ALPHA to become the NJ organization “NJ-ALPHA”. In Toronto, Canada, this organization is also known as ALPHA Education (https://www.alphaeducation.org/).
- Global Alliance for Preserving History of WWII in Asia (“GA”): This and the next one of “APTSJW” are two of the earliest non-profit organizations to address WWII atrocities in Asia.
- Alliance for Preserving Truth of the Sino Japanese War (“APTSJW”): APTSJW is one of the earliest organizations to address WWII atrocities in Asia.
- Rape of Nanking Redress Coalition (“RNRC”): The RNRC was to ensure the historical truth and events of WWII in Asia are not forgotten.
- 10,000 Cries for Justice (“10000criesforjustice.org/about-us-en/?lang”): An organization to remember WWII atrocities.
Many of these organizations have existed for over 35+ years, and their websites may not be kept current.
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References
[1] “Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq,” Stephen Kinzer, Times Books, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, New York, 2006. This is a book by veteran New York Times writer who reported from over 50 countries and served as the paper’s bureau chief in Turkey, Germany and Nicaragua.
[2] “United States Involvement in Regime Change,” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change#1991%E2%80%93present:_Post-Cold_War.
[3] “The U.S. tried to change other countries’ governments 72 times during the Cold War,” Lindsey L. O’Rourke, The Washington Post, December 23, 2016: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/23/the-cia-says-russia-hacked-the-u-s-election-here-are-6-things-to-learn-from-cold-war-attempts-to-change-regimes/. According to the author, of the 72 times, 60 were covert operations and 6 were overt operations. And among the 60 covert operations, only 20 successfully brought the U.S.-backed government to power, and 40 failed.
The World Needs to Address WWII Atrocities: Acknowledge Past Mistakes, Apologize, and Pursue Peaceful Pursuits
This website is currently not commenting on the recent happenings of President Trump, because Trump is engaged in so many activities which don’t make sense or are illegal. It takes several essays to comment and assess on Trump’s recent activities.
2025 is 80 years past the end of WWII. WWII was a world war involving countries all over the world. Japan surrendered to the U.S. on 9/2/1945. Germany surrendered on May 8-9/1945 shortly after Adolf Hitler committed suicide on 4/30/1945. The third major adversary country Italy surrendered on 9/8/1943. WWII was known for two major unforgettable happenings. One was the encampment and murder of millions of Jew, especially in Europe. The other was the atrocity, murder, and enslavement of millions of so-called comfort women all over Asia, especially in China and Korea.
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt’s kneeling before a memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during a state visit to Poland in 1970 showed a sign of profound humility, and an apology for the wrongs that Germany did during WWII. That sign of apology is accepted by the world, and Germany is welcome back to the world of nations. However, up to now, Japan still has not acknowledged for what they did during WWII. As a matter of fact, they have repeatedly tried to rewrite history so that many of the younger generations of Japan do not know the atrocity, murders, and enslavement of millions of so-called comfort women all over Asia, especially in China and Korea. This kind of falsification of history is wrong, and is not good for Japan and for the world. The sooner this falsification is corrected, the better it will be for Japan and the world. Until that happens, Japan, unlike Germany, will have great difficulty to be welcome back to the world of nations.
Unfortunately, in the last half a century, the U.S. has repeatedly tried to destabilize many countries of the world, including trying to separate Taiwan from China. Instead of setting an example for Japan to follow, the U.S.is trying to set an example to turn back the history of time. As the world’s most important and most powerful countries, the U.S. and China should help the world to solve many important and crucial problems. If they cannot do that, they should at least not work against each other, because the world has many important crucial problems which if not solved can lead to a world that cannot be saved. (Ref. 1, 2, 3)
In the past decades, there are many organizations around the world who have tried to point out and remind Japan of the atrocities, the inhumane actions of the Japanese government, and its attempts to rewrite history so that future generations of Japan will not be aware of what their government has done in the past. It is urgently important that these actions should be pointed out and Japan should come out of hibernations and take an active role to correct history.
Here are a list of organizations that have played active roles during parts of these 80 years to remind Japan and the world of what happened during WWII, and that these actions cannot be forgotten:
Many of these organizations have existed for over 35+ years, and their websites may not be kept current.
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References
[1] “Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq,” Stephen Kinzer, Times Books, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, New York, 2006. This is a book by veteran New York Times writer who reported from over 50 countries and served as the paper’s bureau chief in Turkey, Germany and Nicaragua.
[2] “United States Involvement in Regime Change,” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change#1991%E2%80%93present:_Post-Cold_War.
[3] “The U.S. tried to change other countries’ governments 72 times during the Cold War,” Lindsey L. O’Rourke, The Washington Post, December 23, 2016: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/23/the-cia-says-russia-hacked-the-u-s-election-here-are-6-things-to-learn-from-cold-war-attempts-to-change-regimes/. According to the author, of the 72 times, 60 were covert operations and 6 were overt operations. And among the 60 covert operations, only 20 successfully brought the U.S.-backed government to power, and 40 failed.