Our country Japan started to fight against Western countries including Britain, France, Holland, America in 1941.
That was a part of World War Ⅱ. Japan was a member of the Axis powers like Germany and Italy.
But the Pacific War（1941-1945）was totally Defferent from the Europian War（1939-1945）that happened simultaneously.
At that time Japan was the only Asian power that could be against Western countries equally.
China was the biggest in area and population but they had been divided traditionally, were torn in civil strife and had no power then.
Japan fought not only for our own benefits but also for Asian people's independence from White countries.
Most Asian countries had been ruled by Western countries as colonies for a long time.
So we wanted to help Asian's independence from white rulers in those days.
Because we had been feeling so lonely since opened to Western world in 1868.
We were really eager for some Asian independent countries as reliable friends.
When Japan was beated by America in 1945, a lot of Japanese soldiers were left in those Asian countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and so on.
Then they continued to fight against Western rulers for Asian independence voluntarily.
So some Asian countries accomplished to be independent, partly thanks to Japanese soldier's dedicated help.
And we Japanese have supported all Asian countries throughout financially and technologically since the end of World War Ⅱ.
Because Japan still had been the only developed country in Asia for a long time after the war.
For example, GDP of China was only one fourth of that of Japan even in 2000 though population of China is almost 10 times as much as that of Japan.
So if Japan didn't have supported, no other countries could have done in the East.
In fact, Japan made a lot of mistakes around World War Ⅱ.
For example we invaded China and Japanese soldiers killed a lot of Chinese soldiers and some citizens. The total number is about less than 2,000,000（including about 30,000 citizen's victims around Nanjing city.）
Of course, that was a tragedy.
But we have never killed 35,000,000 Chinese people during Japan-China War（1937-1945）.
Probably you've sometimes heard such a huge unrealistic number. But it is the fake number that Chinese government fabricated for a political strategy in 1995 for the first time.
It was one of the anti-Japan propaganda. China government always stinks. Especially, Jiang Zemin was the worst manipulator of infomation.
They always want to treat Japan as a hateful enemy, so they educate their people to believe the cruelty of Japan, otherwise China government would face anger and hated of Chinese people directly.
Because the China leader who really killed over 30,000,000 Chinese people by starvation around Great Leap Forward（1958-1961）before the cultural revolution was Mao Zedong.
Besides, Chinese army killed a lot of Chinese citizens in Tiananmen in 1989.
So Chinese government have made use of Japan to divert people's attention from Chinese army's crime.
That statement was the beginning of anti-Japan education which Jiang Zemin has started since1995.
That caused a drastic change of Japan-China relationship.
Before Jiang Zemin age, China was not one of unti-Japanese countries. In 50s〜80s, Zhou Enlai and
Deng Xiaoping tried to make a good relationship between China and Japan. And their trial was successful.
Tiananmen was the crucial turning point, Indeed.
And now, people can watch extremely cruel, violent, heartless, and fantastic Japanese soldiers on TV dramas everyday in China.
And another mistake of Japan was that annexed Korea in 1910.
Actually, at that time, the most influential politician Ito Hirobumi was against annexation. He was a leader of pro-Koria politicians. He wanted to keep Korian independence. But he was assassinated by some Korians（one of them were An Jung-geun）unfortunately.
Anyway since annexation, Japan had supported Korea a lot devotedly.
So Korea had developed rapidly and Korian population increased twice as much as before annexation by 1940.
In conclusion, Japanese annexation was not so bad in some aspects.
It was true not only for Koria but also for Tiwan.
Because Japanese government really wanted those areas to develop economically.
It was quite natural. Those areas had already belonged to Japan.
Now Tiwan is the top pro-Japanese area. It is also quite natural.
But South Korea is one of the top anti-Japanese countries nowadays.
Of course, North Koria is one of the most dangerous and mad countries in the world.
But South Koria probably inherits the same blood of North Koria.
South Korian love to make up their imaginary fake history.
They often say Korian situation under Japanese control was the same as the holocaust of the Nazis.
Their enthustic energy of changing history is almost unbelievable level.
They also insist that Japanese army forced 200,000 Korian girls to be sex slaves and some were under 20.
And they are absorbed in making a lot of statues for Comfort Women monument（or Korian girl's sex slave monument）all over the world.
But their statement about Japanese army's sex slaves is completely not true in every aspect.
First, Japanese army has never forced Korian girls to be sex slaves.
Next, Japanese government wanted Korian girls as prostitutes but except under 20.
Besides, they were paid a lot and free for quitting anytime and could go home safely if they wanted.
So they were not sex slaves of Japanese army but merely prostitutes.
Third, the number 200,000 is ridiculous.
They Korian were Japanese citizens in those days .
First, Japanese government planed to gather 30,000 prostitutes in main land and 20,000 Japanese women applied for that recruitment because of high income. But government need more. So next, government recruit Korian women.
In any case, Korian Comfort Women were not so many, maybe about less than 20,000. And in the end, most of them could come back to Koria safely during and after the war.
The fact is that Korian cooperated with Japanese for fight against Western countries and China during World War Ⅱ. We Japanese and Korian were the one. That's the real history.
But Korian people never admit the true history now and forever.
Because of education, most of them believe their fake history that was made up by themselves instead.
Besides, it may be not important for Korian whether a story is true or not.
If they can take advantage of that story, they believe the story as a true history.
In addition, they never hesitate to make the fake history from ancient times until modern times.
Korian always want to believe that they were victims and we caused.
But the truth is that they were and are also the assailant, actually now and then.
Korian army forced Korian girls to be sex slaves during Korian War and forced Vietnamese girls to be sex slaves during Vietnam War.
Korian army also killed over 1,000,000 Korian citizens domestically around Korian War（1948-1954 Jeju massacre/1950 Bodo League massacre）. Those genocides（a kind of holocaust）are famous for the picture “Massacre in Korea（1951）” painted by Picassso.
And they were also killed a lot of Vietnamese farmers and villagers during Vietnam War.
Chinese and Korian know nothing about their own criminal history in which their own governments really commited, because nobody teach them the true history.
Besides, all scholars, madias and politicians in China and Koria ignore the inconvenient facts of history.
And they blame only Japan violently and cruelly.
But it's not fair for us Japanese.
In other words, their blame for us is extremely political and strategic.
Frankly, I feel that their arguments against Japan are always too subjective and egoistic.
According to some estimates, over 80％ of Chinese and South Korian hate Japanese today.
They wish Japan would collapse.
If they had enough power they would destroy Japan.
We Japanese love peace in bottom of our hearts.
Indeed Japan and our force has never attacked and invaded other countries for 72 years.
But We must protect ourselves against any possible dangers.
In East Asia, most countries have nuclear weapon except for Japan and South Koria.
America（7000）, Russia（7000）, China（260）, North Koria（8）.
And Japan and South Koria are protected by American nuclear umbrella.
But nowadays, American military presence is decreasing rapidly, especially in East Asia, along with the rise of Chinese military power.
Besides, South Koria always reject our offer for cooperation in security.
For South Korian, Japan is always the main military threat potentially these days.
Because Japan has become the enemy of South Koria, especially for their nation, since 1945, for establishing the national integration. And I think Korian people have sacrificed Japan for a long time to conceal Korian army's bloody crimes.
It is very interesting that they can believe all their arguments against Japan Is absolutely right, no matter how those are foolish, hysterical, and unbelievable.
Now most of South Korian prefer North Koria to Japan surprisingly.
And some South Korian think proudly that North Korian nuclear weapons will be their own arms someday.
It may sounds very strange, but it's true.
So we Japanese is seriously thinking how to defend our country.
もし、海外などで、外国人と英語で議論している時、歴史問題で突っ込まれたり、一方的なことを言われて、どう返してよいか、わからないで、悔しい思いをしている場合などに、上記の説明を利用してみてください。
カリフォルニア州グレンデール市では、20万人のうち1万人ほどいる韓国系住民が、比較的親和性のあったアルメニア系住民5万人を籠絡し、日本を歴史捏造によって攻撃する慰安婦像（少女像）を建てさせました。この慰安婦像には、「日本軍が、未成年の少女を含む20万人以上の女性たちを、無理やり強制的に性奴隷とした」というあり得ないデマが記載されています。このような碑文が、アメリカ各地に、さらには世界中に、韓国人や中国人の手で次々と建てられているのです。そして、これによって、日系住民の児童が、韓国系の児童や父母などから、いわれのない非難や差別や虐めを受け続けています。
グレンデール市の反日議員たちに、「この像のせいで日系人が生活しづらいなどと文句を言うのは、慰安婦の痛みがわからない連中だ」とか、「この像は、女性解放の普遍的な価値を守るために建てられた」などと言いたい放題の痴れ言を黙って言わせておくのは、日本の恥であり、十年後、百年後の日本人に取り返しのつかない大禍をもたらす大きな誤りです。
カリフォルニア州の学校教科書には、慰安婦問題の悪辣な中傷が記述されており、さらに今年の7月には、サンフランシスコのチャイナタウンにも慰安婦像が建てられることが決定しています。日本人がはっきりとものを言わなければ、この状況はさらに加速していくでしょう。これを見過ごすなら、あなた自身がこの根も葉もない濡れ衣を、日本人の一員として自ら認めてしまったことになるのです。
わたしたちは、マイク・ ホンダら痴れ者日系議員の口を黙らせ、偏向甚だしい中国系市長の言動を慎ませ、思い上がった韓国系市民の誤りを正し、彼ら全員を恥じ入らせなければなりません。今、韓中の大規模な歴史改ざんを阻止しなければ、この忌まわしい汚名は、わたしたち一人一人に、一生つきまとうでしょう。そして、わたしたちの子供たちも、子々孫々に至るまで、いわれのない醜聞にさらされ続けるでしょう。
その濡れ衣とは「日本人は、他の民族とは比較できないほど冷酷で悪辣で極悪非道の破廉恥極まりない劣等民族だ」というものです。『少女像』は、その歴史的証拠を偽造する工作の一環として、韓国人・中国人の異様な情熱の対象となっており、世界各地で手当たり次第に量産されているプロパガンダ＝モニュメントなのです。
ところが、このような時期に、釜山の慰安婦像を訪問して、「日本軍の強制連行は事実だ」として、慰安婦に謝罪するという信じられないデモンストレーションを行った「日本平和委員会」なる団体も、日本には存在します。残念ながら、この国には、内部から国民の足を引っ張る迷惑極まりない人々、偏った思想に毒された尊大で頑迷で場違いな人々も、少しづつ減っているとはいえ、いまだに多数存在するのです。
That was a part of World War Ⅱ. Japan was a member of the Axis powers like Germany and Italy.
But the Pacific War（1941-1945）was totally Defferent from the Europian War（1939-1945）that happened simultaneously.
At that time Japan was the only Asian power that could be against Western countries equally.
China was the biggest in area and population but they had been divided traditionally, were torn in civil strife and had no power then.
Japan fought not only for our own benefits but also for Asian people's independence from White countries.
Most Asian countries had been ruled by Western countries as colonies for a long time.
So we wanted to help Asian's independence from white rulers in those days.
Because we had been feeling so lonely since opened to Western world in 1868.
We were really eager for some Asian independent countries as reliable friends.
When Japan was beated by America in 1945, a lot of Japanese soldiers were left in those Asian countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and so on.
Then they continued to fight against Western rulers for Asian independence voluntarily.
So some Asian countries accomplished to be independent, partly thanks to Japanese soldier's dedicated help.
And we Japanese have supported all Asian countries throughout financially and technologically since the end of World War Ⅱ.
Because Japan still had been the only developed country in Asia for a long time after the war.
For example, GDP of China was only one fourth of that of Japan even in 2000 though population of China is almost 10 times as much as that of Japan.
So if Japan didn't have supported, no other countries could have done in the East.
In fact, Japan made a lot of mistakes around World War Ⅱ.
For example we invaded China and Japanese soldiers killed a lot of Chinese soldiers and some citizens. The total number is about less than 2,000,000（including about 30,000 citizen's victims around Nanjing city.）
Of course, that was a tragedy.
But we have never killed 35,000,000 Chinese people during Japan-China War（1937-1945）.
Probably you've sometimes heard such a huge unrealistic number. But it is the fake number that Chinese government fabricated for a political strategy in 1995 for the first time.
It was one of the anti-Japan propaganda. China government always stinks. Especially, Jiang Zemin was the worst manipulator of infomation.
They always want to treat Japan as a hateful enemy, so they educate their people to believe the cruelty of Japan, otherwise China government would face anger and hated of Chinese people directly.
Because the China leader who really killed over 30,000,000 Chinese people by starvation around Great Leap Forward（1958-1961）before the cultural revolution was Mao Zedong.
Besides, Chinese army killed a lot of Chinese citizens in Tiananmen in 1989.
So Chinese government have made use of Japan to divert people's attention from Chinese army's crime.
That statement was the beginning of anti-Japan education which Jiang Zemin has started since1995.
That caused a drastic change of Japan-China relationship.
Before Jiang Zemin age, China was not one of unti-Japanese countries. In 50s〜80s, Zhou Enlai and
Deng Xiaoping tried to make a good relationship between China and Japan. And their trial was successful.
Tiananmen was the crucial turning point, Indeed.
And now, people can watch extremely cruel, violent, heartless, and fantastic Japanese soldiers on TV dramas everyday in China.
And another mistake of Japan was that annexed Korea in 1910.
Actually, at that time, the most influential politician Ito Hirobumi was against annexation. He was a leader of pro-Koria politicians. He wanted to keep Korian independence. But he was assassinated by some Korians（one of them were An Jung-geun）unfortunately.
Anyway since annexation, Japan had supported Korea a lot devotedly.
So Korea had developed rapidly and Korian population increased twice as much as before annexation by 1940.
In conclusion, Japanese annexation was not so bad in some aspects.
It was true not only for Koria but also for Tiwan.
Because Japanese government really wanted those areas to develop economically.
It was quite natural. Those areas had already belonged to Japan.
Now Tiwan is the top pro-Japanese area. It is also quite natural.
But South Korea is one of the top anti-Japanese countries nowadays.
Of course, North Koria is one of the most dangerous and mad countries in the world.
But South Koria probably inherits the same blood of North Koria.
South Korian love to make up their imaginary fake history.
They often say Korian situation under Japanese control was the same as the holocaust of the Nazis.
Their enthustic energy of changing history is almost unbelievable level.
They also insist that Japanese army forced 200,000 Korian girls to be sex slaves and some were under 20.
And they are absorbed in making a lot of statues for Comfort Women monument（or Korian girl's sex slave monument）all over the world.
But their statement about Japanese army's sex slaves is completely not true in every aspect.
First, Japanese army has never forced Korian girls to be sex slaves.
Next, Japanese government wanted Korian girls as prostitutes but except under 20.
Besides, they were paid a lot and free for quitting anytime and could go home safely if they wanted.
So they were not sex slaves of Japanese army but merely prostitutes.
Third, the number 200,000 is ridiculous.
They Korian were Japanese citizens in those days .
First, Japanese government planed to gather 30,000 prostitutes in main land and 20,000 Japanese women applied for that recruitment because of high income. But government need more. So next, government recruit Korian women.
In any case, Korian Comfort Women were not so many, maybe about less than 20,000. And in the end, most of them could come back to Koria safely during and after the war.
The fact is that Korian cooperated with Japanese for fight against Western countries and China during World War Ⅱ. We Japanese and Korian were the one. That's the real history.
But Korian people never admit the true history now and forever.
Because of education, most of them believe their fake history that was made up by themselves instead.
Besides, it may be not important for Korian whether a story is true or not.
If they can take advantage of that story, they believe the story as a true history.
In addition, they never hesitate to make the fake history from ancient times until modern times.
Korian always want to believe that they were victims and we caused.
But the truth is that they were and are also the assailant, actually now and then.
Korian army forced Korian girls to be sex slaves during Korian War and forced Vietnamese girls to be sex slaves during Vietnam War.
Korian army also killed over 1,000,000 Korian citizens domestically around Korian War（1948-1954 Jeju massacre/1950 Bodo League massacre）. Those genocides（a kind of holocaust）are famous for the picture “Massacre in Korea（1951）” painted by Picassso.
And they were also killed a lot of Vietnamese farmers and villagers during Vietnam War.
Chinese and Korian know nothing about their own criminal history in which their own governments really commited, because nobody teach them the true history.
Besides, all scholars, madias and politicians in China and Koria ignore the inconvenient facts of history.
And they blame only Japan violently and cruelly.
But it's not fair for us Japanese.
In other words, their blame for us is extremely political and strategic.
Frankly, I feel that their arguments against Japan are always too subjective and egoistic.
According to some estimates, over 80％ of Chinese and South Korian hate Japanese today.
They wish Japan would collapse.
If they had enough power they would destroy Japan.
We Japanese love peace in bottom of our hearts.
Indeed Japan and our force has never attacked and invaded other countries for 72 years.
But We must protect ourselves against any possible dangers.
In East Asia, most countries have nuclear weapon except for Japan and South Koria.
America（7000）, Russia（7000）, China（260）, North Koria（8）.
And Japan and South Koria are protected by American nuclear umbrella.
But nowadays, American military presence is decreasing rapidly, especially in East Asia, along with the rise of Chinese military power.
Besides, South Koria always reject our offer for cooperation in security.
For South Korian, Japan is always the main military threat potentially these days.
Because Japan has become the enemy of South Koria, especially for their nation, since 1945, for establishing the national integration. And I think Korian people have sacrificed Japan for a long time to conceal Korian army's bloody crimes.
It is very interesting that they can believe all their arguments against Japan Is absolutely right, no matter how those are foolish, hysterical, and unbelievable.
Now most of South Korian prefer North Koria to Japan surprisingly.
And some South Korian think proudly that North Korian nuclear weapons will be their own arms someday.
It may sounds very strange, but it's true.
So we Japanese is seriously thinking how to defend our country.
もし、海外などで、外国人と英語で議論している時、歴史問題で突っ込まれたり、一方的なことを言われて、どう返してよいか、わからないで、悔しい思いをしている場合などに、上記の説明を利用してみてください。
カリフォルニア州グレンデール市では、20万人のうち1万人ほどいる韓国系住民が、比較的親和性のあったアルメニア系住民5万人を籠絡し、日本を歴史捏造によって攻撃する慰安婦像（少女像）を建てさせました。この慰安婦像には、「日本軍が、未成年の少女を含む20万人以上の女性たちを、無理やり強制的に性奴隷とした」というあり得ないデマが記載されています。このような碑文が、アメリカ各地に、さらには世界中に、韓国人や中国人の手で次々と建てられているのです。そして、これによって、日系住民の児童が、韓国系の児童や父母などから、いわれのない非難や差別や虐めを受け続けています。
グレンデール市の反日議員たちに、「この像のせいで日系人が生活しづらいなどと文句を言うのは、慰安婦の痛みがわからない連中だ」とか、「この像は、女性解放の普遍的な価値を守るために建てられた」などと言いたい放題の痴れ言を黙って言わせておくのは、日本の恥であり、十年後、百年後の日本人に取り返しのつかない大禍をもたらす大きな誤りです。
カリフォルニア州の学校教科書には、慰安婦問題の悪辣な中傷が記述されており、さらに今年の7月には、サンフランシスコのチャイナタウンにも慰安婦像が建てられることが決定しています。日本人がはっきりとものを言わなければ、この状況はさらに加速していくでしょう。これを見過ごすなら、あなた自身がこの根も葉もない濡れ衣を、日本人の一員として自ら認めてしまったことになるのです。
わたしたちは、マイク・ ホンダら痴れ者日系議員の口を黙らせ、偏向甚だしい中国系市長の言動を慎ませ、思い上がった韓国系市民の誤りを正し、彼ら全員を恥じ入らせなければなりません。今、韓中の大規模な歴史改ざんを阻止しなければ、この忌まわしい汚名は、わたしたち一人一人に、一生つきまとうでしょう。そして、わたしたちの子供たちも、子々孫々に至るまで、いわれのない醜聞にさらされ続けるでしょう。
その濡れ衣とは「日本人は、他の民族とは比較できないほど冷酷で悪辣で極悪非道の破廉恥極まりない劣等民族だ」というものです。『少女像』は、その歴史的証拠を偽造する工作の一環として、韓国人・中国人の異様な情熱の対象となっており、世界各地で手当たり次第に量産されているプロパガンダ＝モニュメントなのです。
ところが、このような時期に、釜山の慰安婦像を訪問して、「日本軍の強制連行は事実だ」として、慰安婦に謝罪するという信じられないデモンストレーションを行った「日本平和委員会」なる団体も、日本には存在します。残念ながら、この国には、内部から国民の足を引っ張る迷惑極まりない人々、偏った思想に毒された尊大で頑迷で場違いな人々も、少しづつ減っているとはいえ、いまだに多数存在するのです。