60 years ago, a notorious book that glorified Japan in World War II was born! In 1962, the centenary of the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese writer Hayashi Waka wrote the book in the picture

60 years ago, a notorious book that glorified Japan in World War II was born!

In 1962, the centenary of the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese writer Hayashi Waka wrote the book in the picture. Lin Fangxiong's views can be summarized as follows:

The Great East Asian War was part of Japan's modernization process since the late Edo period.

Japan's modernization was a defensive response to Western aggression and colonization of Asia.

Japan's annexation of Korea and its attacks on China and Southeast Asia were meant to contain Western imperialism and were catalysts for the national liberation of Asia.

Japan is not an imperialist country, nor does Japan pursue an aggressive imperialist policy.

Japan's imperial system is not a fascist system, it is based on national and cultural foundations.

Hayashi also argues that the real enemy of Asian nations is the United States, just as the United States has been an enemy of Japan for the past hundred years. While Hayashi also apologized for the suffering caused by Japan's invasion of Asia, he advocated the idea that the war liberated not only Japan but the rest of Asia from Western rule.