Regrets and Resistance;In Japan, Some Lessons of World War II Are Still Hard to Learn From: The Washington Post | Date: August 28, 1994| Author: T. R. Reid | Copyright 1994 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

What do the Japanese teach their children about World War II?

A recent outbreak of war-related controversies here has demonstrated that Japanese feelings about this nation's role in the world war remain confused, conflicted and contentious. Nearly half a century after the last bombs exploded, the Japanese are still engaged in explosive arguments about to whom, and how much, they ought to apologize.

In the Asian countries that Japan invaded, and in the West as well, it is o...

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