@Peter99 Nobody's going to think this type of news is 'cool'!!!

Not the sort of news I want to be reading after my 3 month old already been through 2 sets of monthly jabs and just about to go for his third!

+1 Alien

Idealistic maybe, people hang on to the past, don't care to much about the future so bit of a tough one.

One thing about Japan's past bad times was so much got recorded due to military and reporters on the ground due to the rise of the camera. Will be a bit hard to forget when you can see it on your screen replayed over and over. Other slightly more distant crimes by other countries are easier to forget by the average person.

Don't think anyone's deciding for anybody, just opinions :)
Holding on to crimes committed nearly three quarters of a century ago is no good for anyone Napoleon. Europeans were also experiencing war atrocities at this time but you won't see such a strong xenophobic feel there that you still get here. It's for some reason managed to hold on stronger, maybe due to government help!
The war will be out of true living memory within the next decade or so which you must surely feel will ease any remaining tensions anyhow.

Nearly forgot a favourite of mine which are them jelly eggs you get here. A dish with quite a few on the plate and some sauce/salad (not quite sure what to call it) makes a tasty snack :)