Re: Re: Japan in WWII

[huy.duong@ctsu.ox.ac.uk]

Dear Anh Tsuchikawa,

<<<I think it is normally successed by diplomatic world, so even debt from 
US which Saigon government left have to be paid by the VNese government. 
I think it is the same kind of issue.  Or, do you have double standard 
in dealing international relationship?>>>

This is not a double standard. The two issues are not of the same kind.
It is right for a government that governs the whole of Vietnam to pay
for the debt by one part of Vietnam. It is wrong for Japan to say that
it has apologised to the whole of Vietnam when it has only apologised 
to the South when the South did not represent the North. 

If you can't understand the difference, consider this analogy:

Someone wrongs both you and your brother. Then you have an argument with your
brother. During the argument your brother borrows some money. After you have 
settled with your brother, you pay what your brother owes. You have every right 
to do something for your brother and it's good of you to do it. During the 
argument, the person who wronged your family apologises to your brother but said 
nothing to you. This person has no right to say that by apologising to your 
brother he has apologised to you. This person has no right to say that
he has chosen your brother to represent you. 

<<<From 1950s to 1970s, CHDCVN did many appeal and propaganda which meant 
to attach Japan, because at that time both countries were enemies.  For 
example General Giap, who saw the 1945 accident by himself from Viet 
Bach area and his march to Hanoi, had been in power then, could point 
out that point at that time.  So, it is not true that they did not know 
the full extent of the incident.>>>

Be serious. Was there by 1952/1959 any survey in Vietnam to record how many the 
Japanese Army killed, how many they beat and injured, how many they raped, how 
many they jailed, how much property was destroyed, how many were denied 
livelihood? How can the full extent be know without such studies? And, anyway, 
you tried to claim that VNDCCH knew, but the fact is Japan dealt with VNCH, 
which was the enemy of VNDCCH. Convenient.     

<<<You see, all the Japanese War crime and criminals were judged at the 
            ^^^
Tokyo trial hosted by the Allied powers. >>>

This is what Japan wants the world to believe. The truth is opposite.
For example, the Japanese doctors who freezed, boiled, burned, cut up, infected
with disease, poisoned, tied up and exploded bombs next to live Chinese 
prisoners were not prosecuted and judged. The Americans let them off in return 
for their data. The West was keen to have Japan on its side in the Cold War
so it only prosecuted a fraction of Japanese war criminals so as not
to offend Japanese pride. Many Japanese war crimnals remain unprosecuted.
  
<<<And what are the crimes which surfaced recently?>>>

How about the live human experiments and the Comfort Women?

<<<You can easily find that talking about "Crimes" from one side draw 
nothing but bad feeling and in some cases cause hatred just like in 
Jerusalem.>>>

We are not even talking about the two sides involving in a crime here.
It is not as if we are talking about German crimes agaist the Jews and not
Jewish crimes against the Germans. This is like we are talking about
German crimes against the Jews and a German says `If we are talking about 
"Crimes", we also have to talk about French crimes against the Jews,
Babylonian crimes against the Jews, and Hebrew crimes against the
Cananites'. This is a person trying to distract when something bad about
his country is mentioned.
  
<<<I often find this kind of thinking in many VNese people.  Why you think 
in this way???>>

I am not quite sure which kind of thinking and which way you are
refering to.  

<<<I think it is just like a defeatism which most of VNese including my 
family must conquer.>>>

Defeatism has nothing to do with it. It's not facing up to something bad that 
one's country did that's the issue here.

Huy