Japanese Reacts to “How Do the Japanese Teach About WWII?”

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[tgkjqur]

こんにちは。日本人としてコメントします。
5:41 この一文、特に"One day, for no reason we ever

Hello. As a Japanese, I would like to comment.
5:41 This sentence, especially the part "One day, for no reason we ever understand", is it true that you said you learned this in elementary school? I have never seen a textbook that teaches like this, and as a matter of general knowledge, I think most Japanese know the general sequence of events from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese military to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I'm sure that there are parts of Japan's history education (regarding the massacres by the Japanese army, etc.) are bad, but the sentence I pointed out is clearly wrong, so you have to deny it here!

[lamia]

I'll say this as a Korean.
We don't care about the apology, it means nothing, we were fooled too many times. We want Japan to acknowledge and teach about it. Almost all Japanese-Korean problems from the trade wars to Sea of Japan/East Sea starts here.
People think acknowledging their country's atrocities is shameful. I say the opposite, it is the correct thing and very respectable thing to do.
You are respectable and you are great. It is brave to face the shameful history of your country and acknowldge it.

[injanhoi]

I spoke with a Japanese man in his 70s once at a family restaurant. He brought up the subject of WW2 to my surprise. He was very critical of the Japanese education system and that WW2 isn't taught properly so consequently many Japanese know little about the facts. There is nothing to lose from learning about the dark side of your country. There is a gain which is not to do something like that again.

[jacobtaylor]

What’s crazy is is this video doesn’t even crack the surface of how brutal the Japanese military was.

[panther]

Speaking as a German, I think that the key difference between Germany and Japan (in this particular area) is that Germany was actually invaded by all the allied powers and Japan wasn't. The front line actually rolled over all parts of the country and Nazi Germany wasn't just forced to surrender, it seized to exist. Between 1945 and 1949, there was no german state and all tasks of government were carried out by the Allies. Unlike in other countries (like Japan or Italy), 1945 was a major turning point in German history.

Also, because Germany remained divided between the democratic West and the communist East from 1949 to 1990, there wasn't just one german perspective about history.

[ericjiang]

As a Chinese, my grandfather always have a habit of cursing Japanese, it may sound awful but it is understable. Everytime he sees things related to Japanese, he is outraged.

[paullooper]

No, you didnt learn the Bad side of WWII, you learned the Truth of WWII

[tonymccain]

I have heard that the doctors from unit 731 were given pardons from war crimes and moved to the United States under new identities in exchange for the research findings. The USA also did the same to many German scientists, operation paperclip was the name of the program.

[goldalien]

It's important to learn about the bad things your country did. Every country has done bad things. I'm an American, and I remember learning about things such as slavery and what was done to the natives. It felt terrible, but at the same time, learning about these kinds of things helps make sure that they won't happen again.

[jackiealmasy]

Learning about the dark side of our home countries is incredibly hard. I'm currently reading about the forced residential schools of the Indigenous People. I've had to put the book down multiple times from crying and sheer horror. I applaud you for taking the steps to educate yourself.

[jamaljyf]

My great grandfather was caught by Japanese soldiers and he was being beaten and tortured because he hide Australian prisoners of war who escaped from Japanese maintain-prison in Malaysia. He is then being sentenced to prison for 5 years for “colluding with the enemy”. After war ended, he was released. Until this day, he is tortured by the memory of the ww2 and he never used any Japanese products at all. Kuma-san, at the least, thank you for at least facing and learning the horrible truth of your country involvement in ww2. I suggest you watch the video “ playing the victim, historical revisionism and Japan “ if you have the interest.

[rbb]

sadly my family has had a "bad" experience with Japanese army. My great grandfathers squad was in a pow camp and when the Japanese learned Americans were coming to liberate the camp they lined my great grandfathers squad up on a wall and killed them by machine gun somehow my great grandfather was the only one to survive. He never really talked much about the war and I only found out because of my great grandma and when she told me I was the only member of my family to know so.

[TheHockeywitch]

As an older Korean woman my parents, especially my father HATED, hated Japan until the day he passed away. My mother still has a hard time trusting the Japanese. A lot of people say the past was a long time ago & we should let it go. There are still survivors who remember the Japanese cruelty and even experienced it personally. My father was young when he experienced this and his hatred ran really deep. He never bought a Japanese car and I remember he wouldn't speak to my sister for a month because she bought a Honda.

I have no real problem with the Japanese people BUT I do have a problem with their government and right-wing policies. The Japanese people need to know their history. They should look towards Germany on how to deal with their past.
I would love to accept an apology from the Japanese government on behalf of my parents, especially my father. Some people say that the Japanese government has apologized several times already. Unfortunately, I can't put any faith in the Japanese government because they still pay respect and honor the shrines of those Japanese war criminals. The government still flies the imperial Japan flag almost like a slap in the face of all the people who were terrorized by the Japanese government. You don't see Germans still flying the Nazi flag. To me that is the equivalent of a hypothetical Germany that apologized to the world and especially the Jews for their atrocities but then would honor and pay respect to a Josef Mengela. It doesn't make sense.

I don't know if the victims who are still alive from my father's generation could ever forgive Japan. But as a whole I don't think the younger generation of Koreans are as rigid and are willing to forgive if the Japanese government would just acknowledge their history and teach it to their own people. It would be nice if the Japanese government could do this while there are still survivors left from that era so that they can have some peace. Thank you for willing to learn about their own dark history. Take care!
PS - I have never bought a Japanese car but own a Volkswagen. LOL

[clivedoe]

This is the only video on YouTube that I've found of a Japanese person watching a western recounting of WW2 Japan.

[skeetskeet]

Honestly as an American this is scarily similar to how several states are now trying to erase “unfavorable history” because it might make some students full uncomfortable and that’s the point where you really get to say your nation and education is failing you. It’s probably the worst thing for any nation to try and remove any blemishes from its history in order to maintain loyalty or install false pride/security in their citizens and honestly this reaction video is already a far and away better reaction than how most people in the US react to the history they don’t learn

[enricofermi]

I applaud you for seeking the truth. You represent your generation well. No one blames your generation for not knowing, previous generations have let you down.

[christinedeshano]

Simon can appear brutal, but he is one of the best presenters I know of when it comes to learning about history and historical figures. Biographics and Geographics. He's covered a lot more about Japan. He has about a 13 channels, most of them educational, one where his personality resides.

[penguinproductions]

as a Korean, I would like to thank you for making this video, I had a friend who would deny the war crimes that Japan committed and even went as far as to say that we did it to them. so I am very thankful that you would stand up and accept your country's past.

[vincentterraneo]

I think one can love their country and be proud of it while excepting the darker sides of what it did. While the Axis powers were exceptionally egregious almost every country that gained power has it's horrors.

You mentioned in another video you didn't learn too much about the Holocaust, the WWII video breezed over it because in the West it's probably one of the most covered topics in our history classes. I'd recommend learning about that if you want to keep delving into the darker parts of history.

For a slightly less depressing video, Extra History did a series on Admiral Yi Sun-Sin who fought against Japan for Korea in the Imjin war. I don't know how much you talk about it in Japan but in the US it's not very well known.

[BenSATX]

Thanks for posting this video and providing your experience in Japanese schools. I’ve always been curious what was taught to school students about the war.

No country is perfect, but by knowing what happened and learning from it, hopefully the same mistakes will never be repeated. 🙏🏻