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In August 1945, in view of Japan's stubborn attitude, the United States resolutely dropped two atomic bombs named "Little Fat Man" and "Little Boy" at Nagasaki and Hiroshima, which directly destroyed two Japanese cities and completely destroyed the spirit of Japanese militarists. After that, the Japanese emperor and fascist politicians who had lost confidence abandoned the "Jade Fragment Plan" and announced their unconditional surrender to the world, ending World War II.
It should be pointed out that China was the main battlefield in the east of World War II, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was an important part of World War II, and the Chinese military and civilians made indelible contributions to this war. During the 14-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, tens of millions of Chinese soldiers and civilians died, economic losses amounted to tens of billions of dollars, and most cities were reduced to rubble and scorched earth. During the Japanese invasion of China, it also committed many appalling and unspeakable crimes in China, such as the "Nanjing Massacre" that shocked China and foreign countries, more than 300,000 people were killed by the Japanese army, and the "731 Unit" that conducted live experiments on human beings. It can be said that these underhanded acts of the Japanese aggressors were not at all an upright military contest, but rather the persecution of innocent people and the unscrupulous means to achieve their evil ends.
▲ Stills of "Nanjing Massacre"
It is precisely because this war has caused great harm to the entire Chinese nation that to this day, people's resentment against Japan has not been eliminated, and there are always extremely complicated emotions when mentioning Japan. However, as the initiator of the war, Japan has "completely forgotten" those unjust wars and the numerous crimes committed in the war, and not only has not apologized to the people of all countries, but has also flatly denied its own crimes, and even simply tampered with history textbooks to cover up the facts. The biggest war criminal, Hirohito, did not receive any punishment after the war, and even the Far Eastern Military Tribunal did not have to attend, and continued to live the life of an emperor on high, enjoying a comfortable and comfortable environment until his death from illness in 1989.
▲ Hideki Tojo on the judgment bench
As the main commanders of the war of aggression against China, Hideki Tojo, Ishigen Matsui, Seishiro Sakagaki, Hiroshi Hirota, Kenji Doihara, and others were all ranked Class A war criminals and were tried by the Far Eastern Military Tribunal. Objectively speaking, however, only when Emperor Hirohito, the supreme initiator of the war, is judged, will true justice triumph over evil. As we all know, Emperor Meiji used the impact of Western learning to mobilize the samurai class to break through the shogunate rule, completely grasp the military power of Japan, and start the "Meiji Restoration". In the previous shogunate era, the emperor was the spiritual leader of the people although he had no real power, and after the success of the "fall of the curtain", the emperor held great power and became the role of the "god of the present world" and the absolute monarch in Japan, controlling the secular executive power and the spiritual world of the people.
▲ The people knelt outside the Imperial Palace to pray for the Emperor's health
The absolute authority of the Japanese emperor led to the absolute implementation of his orders by the Japanese people, and the Japanese army followed his instructions to attack the cities in the Asia-Pacific region, and even called the war a "holy war". However, Hirohito, as the war decision-maker who harmed hundreds of millions of people, directly denied his participation in the war after World War II, claiming that he was just a puppet without any real power to escape justice. In order to maintain their rule over Japan, the American authorities eventually stepped in to keep Hirohito's position as emperor. Since then, although the U.S. government has demanded that Hirohito issue the Human Declaration and give up his "divinity" and real power, the emperor is still a person of worship and respect in Japan. To this day, the Emperor is still the spiritual leader of some Japanese right-wingers, and in their view, the Emperor is still the embodiment of the god Amaterasu in the human world.
▲Old photo of Emperor Hirohito's funeral
On January 7, 1989, Emperor Hirohito died of duodenal cancer at the age of 88. According to the custom, the Japanese government will hold a solemn state funeral ceremony and invite world leaders to participate. As a major country with international influence and a neighbor of Japan, China is naturally one of the invitees. Moreover, as early as 1972, Japan improved relations with China before the United States and normalized diplomatic relations between the two countries. In the face of the invitation extended by the Japanese side, the Chinese Government, after far-reaching consideration, decided to send then Foreign Minister Qian Qichen to Japan to attend the state funeral. In fact, this is a compromise made by the Chinese government for the long-term development of the two countries, and the president did not go there in person, but appointed the foreign minister to attend in the name of the president's special envoy.
▲ The front row is centered on Qian Qichen
Before the Chinese deputies' departure, Foreign Minister Qian Qichen made a request to the Japanese side through official channels, and the core was only the four words of "facing history squarely," hoping that Japan would not blink its words in a vain attempt to cover up the truth of history. China hopes to take the opportunity of Hirohito's funeral to urge the Japanese side to give an account to the vast number of war victims. In the face of pressure and public opinion from the international community, then Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita held a special press conference to admit the war crimes of the Japanese army to the people of all countries in the world. However, in the face of the camera, Takeshita only expressed "regret", never mentioned an apology, and did not have the slightest sincere attitude. It can be seen that Japan still has no intention of repenting of World War II, and every sentence is forced by the times.
Resources:
History of World War II, Biography of Emperor Hirohito