Japanese essay causes an Asian storm

Japanese General Toshio Tamogami of the Japanese Air Force (ASDF Air Self-Defense Force - JSDF) wrote an essay titled, Was Japan an Aggressor Nation.

In this essay General Tamogami offers the opinion that the actions in Asia during and before World War Two were not due to Japanese aggression and that the attack upon Pearl Harbor, Japan was tricked into it by United States President Franklyn Roosevelt.

This video does not address the Asian aspect of Japanese activities as it does address the Pearl Harbor part of the essay.

This essay caused stern criticism from China and South Korea. It also caused General Tamogami to lose his position. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dismissed the General from his position

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[TheMomo375]

Tamogami said... TRICKED to go a war. it's getting realized about the fact of Soviet espinage..after Soviet union collapsed on 1991. venova project = harry dexter white. Please read the definitive public study about VEROVA PROJECT. how laying out wwII between US and Japan, and worte HULL NOTE (the last deplomacy letter to Japan before pearl harbor. ) you also can check NSA.ORG site about it. VENONA by John Earl & Harvey Klehr, Yale university press ISBN:0-300-08462-5

[Thegus0]

@CrabTastingMan "Old Japanese people are narrow minded and racist" ??? No way lol you have no idea.

Older Japanese those who have lived through the war and rebuilt Japan are the best, most humble and noble people of Japan.

[USFullOfLies]

@CrabTastingMan

Anything got into yourself by giving match up for the pearl harbor -- holohoax?

[Mayplestory1]

@CrabTastingMan Totally AGREE~~~ well said.

[CrabTastingMan]

@wannaruwae you can't simply group those Japanese in America back then to be like those back in Japan. Cuz that would justify their wrongful imprisonment for being part of Japan! A lot of them considered in between or even (later) wanted to be regarded as American.

[CrabTastingMan]

@itwillbealright Hmm. China has a long ways to go with all this disregard for freedom and individual rights. Maybe next century.

Actually, I think India has more promise. ;)

"Old Japanese people are racist and narrow-minded"

Agreed, but also the younger generation residing in 2chan and Japanese wikipedia historical articles. Areas of mass retardation.

[CrabTastingMan]

@USFullOfLies "The pearl harbor incident never happened"

Now that sounds just as believable as "The Holocaust never happened."

[CrabTastingMan]

@TheENweb Tricked? How is "breaking the Washington Naval Treaty they signed themselves, increasing Naval size beyond restrictions, then attacking Pearl Harbor without regulations of declaring war, BUT ALSO FAILING TO DESTROY US's PACIFIC OIL RESERVES FOR THE YEAR (so failing to cripple their navy)" a trick?