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Nazi Flag vs. Rising Sun Flag

9/5/2017

55 Comments

 
by Christopher Sayas
nazi and rising sun flag
There is nothing that can spark quite so much controversy than the Nazi flag. Its black swastika and red backdrop can produce a strong flurry of extreme emotions to many around the world. The flag itself was made famous as it became the official state flag for Nazi Germany and became a potent symbol of Axis aggression during the Second World War.
(continued) With the Third Reich’s racially motivated goals of cleansing the world of the Untermenschen, or what they viewed as the undesirables most famously through the concentration camps, the Nazi Flag, or Hakenkreuz, has transformed into a symbol of hatred and far right extremism at its peak. Despite the fact that the Third Reich did not last for quite the intended one thousand year reign, its symbols and imagery have left lasting impressions on the modern world.

Although it has been 72 years since it has been used as an official state flag, extreme-right wing organizations around the world have appropriated it when they can. They have used the swastika as a whole to proudly display their so called racial superiority and as a symbol for others to join their hate for immigrants and minorities. It has also been used as a favorite for more extreme far right political groups who utilize its strong imagery to rally more people to hate as well as a symbol to defend so called ‘white culture.’ Knowing the power of this toxic symbolism both France and Germany passed legislation outlawing the use of Nazi insignias, symbols, and the flag directly following soon after the end of the Second World War. Western society, media, and mainstream culture demonize the symbol of the Nazi regime yet there is more of lukewarm feeling when it comes to Germany’s old Axis ally.

The flag of the Rising Sun was first originally used throughout feudal Japan and during the Meiji Reformation officially became a battle flag for the new imperial military. During the Second World War and well before, the Empire of Japan used the Rising Sun flag for not just state use or functions but also naval jacks and army banners, cementing its image as a symbol for an aggressive and imperialist Japan. To many Koreans, Filipinos, Chinese, and countless Asian ethnicities, the Rising Sun Flag occupied the same moral space as the swastika and the Nazi flag. Yet although Japan was also an Axis power responsible for heinous war crimes, Japan did not seem to go through the same deep cultural cleansing of its official and state symbols the way that Germany was following the end of the war. The flag did not receive an official ban from the government nor from the allied occupation forces.

The Rising Sun, although a symbol of the Japanese Empire would see its official return again in 1954 when the Japan Self Defense Forces were officially founded following Soviet military and nuclear threats. Less than a decade earlier it had been used for militaristic and imperialist motivations by an aggressive government seeking to build an empire and enrich itself by any means necessary. To many throughout the Asian continent, the Rising Sun symbolizes hostility and serving unwillingly to an empire. To many it also brings images of comfort women, the Rape of Nanking, and the brutality of a warmongering military.
Yet, the image of Imperial Japan’s flag however seems at least to the perspective of much of western society to be a much more benign emblem than the swastika. It can be found throughout Japanese culture and products around the world; from toys, to poster, and clothing the image of the Rising Sun is a pervasive symbol that permeates on a global scale and in turn seems to become a more innocuous design without any negative connotations. In this regard, the Rising Sun flag occupies a seemingly grey area here in the west in which it is not only a symbol of oppression to some but also a symbol of globalized Japan. It has been transformed into what kind be described as an innocent symbol devoid from its historical roots of aggressive nationalism.

The danger here lies in the lack of education regarding the history and nature of the Rising Sun flag. Symbols do have immense power in that they serve to represent ideals, ideas, and whole nations. The Rising Sun often serves to represent to some the past crimes of a world war and a refusal to face the history can be a painful reminder of justice denied. Although the Rising Sun had been used well before the advent of the Second World War, its continued use signals to some that the past sins of a previous imperial government were not totally wrong. To toss symbols around without knowing the events surrounding even something even seemingly harmless such as a flag design would only be irresponsible to not just the victims of the atrocities but also to the past as well.

References
  1. “Flags and Other Symbols Used By Far-Right Groups in Charlottesville.” Southern Poverty Law Center, 12 Aug. 2017, www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/flags-and-other-symbols-used-far-right-groups-charlottesville.
  2. Speer, Albert (1970). Inside the Third Reich. New York: Macmillan.
  3. “Korean Lawmakers Adopt Resolution Calling on Japan Not to Use Rising Sun Flag.” The Korea Herald, 29 Aug. 2012, www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120829001376&cpv=0.
  4. Taylor, Adam. “Japan Has a Flag Problem, Too.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 27 June 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/06/27/japan-has-a-flag-problem-too/?utm_term=.cd4909f536ca.​

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55 Comments
T. Kim
7/17/2018 11:39:04 am

Thanx for announce the truth.
France govermant banned Hakenkreuz or any Nazi symbal but they allowed Rising sun flag.
It was so sad rising sun flag was attanded France and Japan 160 years national diplomatic relations parade 2 days ago and used as T-shirt design for Russian world cup merchandise.
They have no brain.

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qibing link
1/19/2019 06:31:19 pm

You have no brain too. Just believe liar football player that made a racial gesture and told lie.

>Korean negative campaigns against the Rising Sun Flag began in 2011 when a Korean football player Ki Sung-yueng was accused of making a racial gesture, which he defended claiming he was annoyed at having seen a Rising Sun Flag in the stadium.

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please shame on you
1/29/2019 09:35:02 am

So what how many times you guys use Rising sun flag even if you guys use in our country A match is it okay to use nazi flag in France soccer stadium. I am sure if use nazi flag in France, someone kill you. Please said thx for Korean because we do not kill you guys. Also you guys subscribe looks like monkey in ancient Chinese history book. Why you guys blame us stupid

Shame on you
3/14/2019 09:21:55 pm

Wtf? You believe that only a football player made that up? Lol anti rising sun flag movement has been real since 1950's. You wiki fool.

Equitability link
9/23/2019 11:59:38 pm

you are known unit 731?

Go get to sleep
12/30/2020 08:27:45 pm

You know what?
It’s not about the football player..
You miss the whole point.
Shame on japan and you(who pretend to know everything but nothing)

cheeky MonKI
3/9/2019 07:34:46 pm

The whole world except Korea and Political conspirator doesn't care Rising Sun Flag.
Korean people are making a fuss to glosses over Korean football player's lie.

Many people are annoyed by a Korean bullfinch.
See cheeky MonKI problem below.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/archives/news/45754/cheeky-monki/

Korean people are always going to deceive it by a story of the war when Korean people's lie almost comes out.

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HNC
8/10/2019 05:51:14 pm

Maybe they seem not to care because they do not know. So articles like this suppose to educate people to care about certain issues.

Even if it was just a symbol, there are people who feel offended by it. So there should be some restrictions to the use. If it was used despite knowing it was offensive to those war victims, is it not an another form of abuse?

일본 개극혐 link
8/21/2019 12:22:34 am

왜 그따구로 사냐 역사나 제대로 알아보고 와라 진짜 극혐이네

JSY
8/22/2019 06:12:22 pm

You must be educated Korean history and Chinese's!

Equitability link
9/24/2019 12:00:45 am

do you known uni 731?

Citizen of the Earth
9/26/2019 03:08:06 pm

People in the world start to know the truth about Japanese War Crime Flag more and more.
Since World War 2 Japanese government has been investing a lot of money to cleanse the image of this military flag all over the world. As a result, it became more known as the rising sun flag to the west. But the truth never dies...

좆일본뒤져라
8/10/2019 06:40:38 pm

심장이떨리고 손이바덜바덜 떨리네요 개년들 어떻게 조져야하지

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AJ
9/15/2019 11:35:27 am

Lots of European nations committed atrocities under their flag too. Countries such as Britain, Netherlands, France, Italy, Belgium, committed tons of war crimes during their colonialism era. Yet, they still fly their flags without any criticisms from their former colonies. I think Japan should consider the victims' feelings when using the Rising Sun Flag, but I also find it ironic that Korea complains to Japan for the use of their "war crime flag" but doesnt care at all about the "war crime flags" of European nations.
BTW, I am not japanese

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Y
9/23/2019 05:33:24 pm

Please explain and share what are the other war crime flags?

Oki
9/29/2019 08:48:22 pm

The germans still uses Iron Cross which was seen all over Europe during the war time. Why? because it represents Germany as a nation. Rising sun flag represents Japan. The big question is that the Korean started to making fuss on Rising sun flag since 2011. So why kept quiet in the last decades? Get you brain back.

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Lee
10/10/2019 08:29:54 pm

True.

Your momless
8/6/2022 08:26:07 pm

You say other flags that were in war crime still in use today. I cant agree but lets say its true. But the thing is even if it is true, the history of japans war crime is not going to go away or be forgiven.

It is fact that it was used in so many attacks and crimes that japan has done before and during ww2.

Koreans are more offended by rising sun flags because they were victim of japans war crime. Japan used to cut their nose ears mouth skins legs arms and wombs and more on. They even used koreans to do biological experiment and killed so many of these innocent koreans. Not only them. Chinese russians americans Philippines and more on.

Its countless when try to find out which crime did japan has done during war.

People that are not offended by rising sun flag is not educated and is having some sort of physiological problem.

Chris Lee
9/30/2018 01:01:56 pm

So true! Great article!

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Chris LEE (Different Chris from above)
10/1/2018 09:36:53 pm

Thanks for the great article. Well...speechless and deplorable that Japan and those countries lack of historical awareness of it. The Rising Sun flag must be banned and the world should lambast Japan for NOT acknowledging it with one voice. People will wait for the right time to pay back.

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qibing
1/19/2019 06:23:42 pm

Do you also demand to German forces to ban Iron cross?
The Rising Sun flag is as same as Iron cross, just a military symbol and not Political symbol just like Nati flag.

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HNC
8/10/2019 05:53:04 pm

See above.

AJ
10/18/2018 05:01:50 pm

It's a very poorly-written article in need of editing, but it makes an important point about the "rising sun" flag.

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Sue
10/23/2018 08:20:58 am

You don't know original meaning of this flag.
In Japan, sun rising flag have been used everywhere since edo period because Japanese believe sun rise is a symbol of luck. You can see it when good things happen. Look at famous newspaper "Asahi Shinbun."
Look at fisher boat which caught a lot of fishes. Look at the moments which celebrate new born baby.
This flag has not been used for just military flag.
Do you know what Japanese call Japan in Japanese?
They call "日本" which means sun rising country.
Sun rising country is a identity of Japan.

LASTLY I WANT TO SAY ONE THING, their greatest enemy, USA hasn't denied this flag, and why?
USA lost many young soldiers life because of war against Japan. There are still a lot of old soldiers who have experienced that war, but why they didn't deny this flag?

Rising sun flag is same as iron cross which is used in Germany.

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FaceTheTruth
8/15/2019 02:32:51 am

Nazi symbol was also used widely used in middle Asia. Which means 'well being' in Sanskrit language. Europeans imported that in the early of 20th and was also used in Nazi flag.
Does this mean swastika is also not bad?

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J
9/8/2019 08:15:29 pm

Well, From Japanese aspect, you are right. However, you also have to see from other side too, if you want to say something, or study history more. I don’t know where they used the flag, but the fact is that they also used that flag when they invaded other countries. Under the that flag, lots of innocent people were killed. Lots of people were experimented as a Marmotte to develop chemical weapons. Why you can see the that flag while Nazi’s flag is banned?? Like you or like Japan education, they act and describe themselves as a victim. They exaggerate and hide their past. Since they have lots of money and power, they successfully hide and act like the victim even though they did lots of wrong thing to other Asian countries. I will study Japan’s history, but you also should study more not only from Japan. Think about the victims. For them, that flag is nightmare.

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Jeff
11/18/2018 11:22:30 pm

Nazi germany was not “far right” or “extreme right”. This is a false misconception that keeps being spread around today... it was a socialist and nationalist party. Back then every country was pretty much nationalist. It was the norm back then. But hitler was very much a socialist and hated capitalism. You can hear it in his speeches. He also blamed the Jewish people and the banks for ruining Germany and binging it to financial ruin in the 30s. Everyone was poor and upset and wanting to place blame on someone.

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Suh
11/20/2018 12:34:20 am

The swastika (as a character 卐 or 卍) is also ancient icon and a symbol of good luck until the 1930s. But Germany prohibited its use because it is associated with Nazism.
Search more information about 731, Comfort Women and The Nanjing Massacre which are what Japanese army did under the flag.
Japan do not teach young generations what they did during WWII at the schools.
They never reflect on themselves, only deny what they did.

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Supporter of Lai Dai Han
3/9/2019 07:50:57 pm

You know Lai Dai Han, right?

Korean government and people have tried to trivialize LaiDaiHan problem.

Recently, "statute of peace" is called "statute of LaiDaiHan's Korean grandmother".

Korean people raped and massacred tens of thousands of Vietnamese women while shouting "We will never forgive Japanese forever. Japanese raped and massacred Korean women".

"Statute of peace" have become a symbol of racism to Vietnamese.

see below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Đại_Hàn
http://www.laidaihanjustice.org/who-are-the-lai-dai-han/

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KD
7/29/2019 01:08:12 am

I apologize for the war crimes made by Korean Soldiers during the Vietnam War. Inhuman acts cannot be forgiven.
I have heard that the guerilla tactics made the Korean Soldiers hard to distinquish between enemies and civilians.
It is a sad history. The vietnamese government doesn't take any official apologies from Korea since they won the war...this part is ironic. But in the civilian level, koreans should learn about the war crimes during the vietnam war and feel sorry about it.

In short, sorry for the korean war crimes during the Vietnam war and screw Japan for using that "Swatiska"-equivalent "Rising Sun Flag".

Asians in common have a nature to hide things which is dishonoring themselves...I am Asian myself and don't like this kind of behavior of the majority. We should learn about mistakes in the past, get over it to become better.

Encro
8/15/2019 02:32:38 am

No Vietnamese would say that 'Statue of peace' is wrong beacause of
what Koreans have done during Vietnam war. It's another problem. You are not Vietnamese but just a selfish Japanese who want to say that 'we are not only bad'.

ke
12/19/2018 06:59:21 am

Origin of South Korea's anti-Rising Sun flag campaigns

The new phrase "war criminal flag" (전범기) was coined in August 2012.

http://murawaki.org/misc/flag.html

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KD
7/29/2019 01:10:10 am

The Issue regarding the "rising sun flag" may have become an issue since 2012, but it doesn't mean that it is still was ok for the koreans in the past.
It's just funny how people forget history and try to make the same mistakes again.
Look at the Abe government today...
Forget the history and there will be no good future.

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James Watson
1/2/2019 02:07:15 pm

Chinese People try to brainwash everybody like they do with there own children,WWII is history let it rest and leave symbols for what they are !! But what about tibet What china is doing there that is Criminal,People from tibet are the "Untermenschen" from china !!! And what about Taiwan ?

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Tendo
4/13/2019 01:12:53 am

Japanese Rising Sun Flag is not relevant to Nazi's swastika.
South Korea started their propaganda to justify their insulting act against Japan during football game.

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KD
7/29/2019 01:12:02 am

Learn a little bit more about your own history in the 21th century.
恥も知らない人は人間の視覚もない。
歴史を忘れた民族に未来はない。

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FaceTheTruth
8/15/2019 02:36:08 am

It's not only South Korea that shows anger to rising sun flag. Lots of Chinese and Vietnamese are angry too.

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Lee
10/10/2019 08:38:01 pm

Could you show me the statistics?
If Japan think the flag is okay because they don’t learn the history, you are saying the USA and EU are not recognizing the history correctly. That sounds ridiculous.

KD
7/29/2019 01:13:43 am

I found out this blog by chance when i was trying to find a picture showing both the "Swatiska" and the "Rising Sun Flag".
I am happy and appreciate for this kind of article written in English.
Thank you very much Christopher Sayas.

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Proud Rising Sun
8/11/2019 12:43:47 am

Korean is still Japan colony! Already, Japan give many money to South Korea in 1965! But Korean people this generosity forgeting! They are lying and calling Japan Nazis, but Koreans real Nazis!

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Im japanese
8/11/2019 04:07:25 pm

Im sorry about our guilty
Its clearly japanese fault
We should destroy the war crime flag!
Translate in korean
깨어있는 일본인이여 선조의 더러운 역사를 외면하지 말라
2차세계대전의 전범기는 끔찍한 일본의 대명사이며
자발적인 전쟁세대를 원하는것임을 깨달아야 한다.
우리는 달라져야 한다.

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ej
9/3/2019 09:55:37 am

Not sure if Japanese people are learning the historical facts from the school or not... Especially with the current Abe Shinzo's movements to omit their wrongdoings during the WW2 or before from their history book (despite all the world wide supporting documents and witnesses). Pitiful people that can easily be manipulated by a few warmongers. I wish Japanese people can wake up to seek the truth and peace in Asia.
By the way, Japanese Emperor announced in the past that his ancestor came from Korean Peninsula and there's a lot of historical evidence if you don't believe...
Peace!

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Wayne
9/8/2019 12:20:39 am

That not much money was given as reward not indemnification, colluding with Korean pro-japan dictator at that time.
Even, interesting thing is that; Japanese gov had acknowledged until 2000 that there'd left validity of individual right of claim for war victims, and suddenly changed their stancs that all is over by that tiny reward of 1965.
Pls learn the history of yourself complaining poor historical education system of Japan, and try to follow Germany a little at least.

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Wayne
9/8/2019 01:26:56 am

Need to add one more;
That money of reward in '65, was spent mostly for infrastructure of Korea development, and purchased from Japanese war criminal companies like Mitsubishi at Double/Triple higher cost from their actual cost. How wily cunning trick of give and take back!! And you ask Korean to shut up? Really feel sorry for normal Japanese ppl stuck in and controlled by Abe's dumbing down policy.

jane
8/12/2019 11:21:15 am

Japanese, please be ashamed of not knowing history and getting a wrong education. Don't pretend you don't know the great suffering that the ancestors, us and our descendants of victimized country because of you. Why do you make shame yourself? Only with sincere reflection will you make progress.
I'm ashamed of the war crimes period.
日本人たちよ, 歴史に無知で間違った教育を受けても知らないことを恥ずかしいと思ってください。
我々の先祖や私たちの子孫に与える苦しみを知らん振りしないでください。
どうして自分自身を恥ずかしくするんですか。
真実の反省があってこそ発展があるでしょう。
戦犯記は恥ずかしいものです

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Lee
10/10/2019 08:52:02 pm

How do you know the history which is taught in Korea is absolutely correct?
Always Korean people say “Japan forgot the history” or “they teach wrong history”. I can say same thing from America to Korean people.
Our government and Europe countries didn’t consider the flag is bad. You guys are always making false accusations and playing victim. And not constructive.

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대한민국-최준원
8/21/2019 06:41:44 am

The Republic of Korea has been ruled by human beings not being treated by Japan. I think there will be a lot of people talking about it and saying that it's a pride.

Even now, the Japanese government is distorting history as if it were a young and clean child, almost brainwashing. Help the world friends.

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true
8/27/2019 04:42:59 pm

https://assets.change.org/photos/2/ep/no/CAepnOGSSgfQAGw-800x450-noPad.jpg?1529767275

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ee
9/19/2019 11:52:56 pm

Is there anyone who know Asian history? Is there anyone who know about what Japan did China and Korea? If you know about Asian history, you cannot say the rising sun flag have no problem. Of course, Rising sun flag is traditional flag of Japan. I don't think it's bad when they use it on legal festival or something. But some Japanese use Rising sun flag when they have Korean - hate - assembly. How do you think about that?

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Alex
9/27/2019 10:44:56 am

한국뿐만아니라 일본은 동남아시아 및 중국,미국,러시아, 특히 유럽 네덜란드 여자들도 위안부로 많이 끌려 갔지만 정작 유럽에선 일본문화를 좋아한다. 대한민국만에 문제는 아닌듯... 독일 나치라고 하면 영국 프랑스 벨기에 폴란드 이탈리아 등등 대부분 유럽국가들은 질색을 하는데 이건 좀 대한민국 외 네덜란드까지 국가들은 일본을 너무 사랑하는듯 하다

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Justiceforjapan link
3/15/2020 06:00:39 am

Koreans can't answer these questions.

1️⃣Why didn't you complain about Rising Sun flag for more than 50 years?
2️⃣Why did you use similar looking awful logos? "🧐🤔
3️⃣Current Jpn flag was also used at war. Why OK?

It is only about anti-Japan propaganda.🤷
https://t.co/8gDe5JTEvL

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SIMPLE
7/2/2020 09:27:12 am

I'll give you a simple answer.

1.The reason why the Rising Sun Flag became an issue for Korea was because of the influence of the media. If you say, "Welcome to the Rising Sun Flag~" "Our militarism is great~" I think everyone will get angry.

2. Similar logo? Are you talking about right triple? Is it the same if it's lined up like a Rising Sun Flag? Are you saying that countries like Macedonia are all the same? Don't get me wrong, will you? There have been many such shapes since the old days. Please stop thinking of Bright Stripe as your own pattern.

3. Current Jpn flag is not good for bad recognition, but Current Jpn flag symbolizes the country.=(國) The Rising Sun Flag is a symbol of the military that destroys the invasion, exploitation, and peace used by Japan, a former war criminal state.=(軍)
Putting the two flags side by side means:
Because it means militarism.=(軍國)

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Did you say your name Justice FOR Japan? that was reaaaally funny Hahaha
9/11/2020 08:53:33 am

Japanese can't answer these questions.

1️⃣Why Japanese didn't teach their students all the war crimes they committed during WWII?
2️⃣Why Japanese do they keep trying to "glorify" their past?🧐🤔
3️⃣Why Japan does discharge radioactivity into the sea?

It is only about anti-Korea propaganda
https://y.ou/are/braine

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rx-71
9/24/2020 09:25:56 am

https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2020/09071701/?all=1

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rx-71
9/24/2020 09:33:02 am

http://www.kjclub.com/jp/board/exc_board_9/view/id/2955207

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