Japanese Navy saved lives of British Navy in WW II - 2/2

This is a miraculous story in a naval battle happened in Surabaya, the Northeast of Java Sea in 1942, was summarized in a book by a Japanese Self-Defense Force official who had been impressed the story talked by Sir Samuel Falle. This story wasn't known by anyone unless Sir Falle visited Japan. "I visited Japan to say thanks to Japanese Captain Kudo face to face by all means before I die. I have never forgotten him even at my age now 87."

Lieutenant Samuel Falle was one of the 442 crew of the British Royal Navy Destroyer "ENCOUNTER" saved by Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer "IKAZUCHI" commanded by Captain Shunsako Kudo, who never told anyone of his accomplishments.

Ikazuchi (meaning "thunder") was a destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the first months of 1942, Ikazuchi participated in the East Indies campaign, including the invasion of Java and the battle of the Java Sea on March 1 in which the British cruiser EXETER, destroyer ENCOUNTER and U.S. destroyer POPE were sunk.

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[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

The inhabitants of the Danyang prefecture sent the flag of thanks. The place name of 呂城 and 陵口 is written down on the flag of thanks. The pump which is 1.5km above 陵口大橋 bridge is working today. The Chinese inhabitants thank to Kawata's daughter that “We are indebted to him for our eating rice.” and "He saved many Chinese people’s lives."

April 2, 2010 北日本新聞

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Imperial Japanese govt. helped Chinese people. IJA's enemy was not Chinese people. Can you understand?

[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

Mr. Kawata planned the construction work of electricity pumps to draw water with the agricultural instructor Mr. Takao Yanagisawa(Japanese). Kawata sent for documents from Japan and designed the pump. In consultation with the Japanese Embassy which there was in Shanghai and Nanjing, he got cooperation and fund cooperation of Mr. Kaheita Okazaki of the councillor of Shanghai Embassy and was able to complete more than 10 pumps in several places in 1944.

[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

Mr. Kawata Sakuemon(Japanese) went to China in 1943 and taught the wet rice culture to Chinese farmer in the area from Shanghai to Nanjing. In Danyang prefecture(丹陽県), the Chinese farmer used the water buffalo to draw water for wet rice culture from the canal which pulled water from Chang Jiang(長江) in those days.

It underwent a severe drought in the last year, and the water level of the canal fell.

[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

To a lemmon

You shouldn't escape from the true history. Why do you afraid to admit the true history?

Chinese soldiers slaughtered and exploited Chinese people. CCP now keep doing those.

You should open your eyes and see the truth and the fact.

Imperial Japanese govt. allied 汪兆銘's KMT govt. Imperial Japanese Army's enemy was Chinese dictator 蒋介石.

I show another fact.

[iganinja375]

@hkjazzable

...One foreign official said, "concerning the Shanghai hostilities the records will justify only one decision. The Japanese did not want a repetition of the fighting here and exhibited forbearance and patience and did everything possible to avoid aggravating the situation. But they were literally pushed into the clash by the Chinese, who seemed intent on involving the foreign area and foreign interests in this clash."

[iganinja375]

@hkjazzable

>The idea of little Japan trying to colonise China was so wrong.<

You couldn't be wrong more. Japan never wanted to wedge war against China. Colonize? Pls don't make me laugh. It's Chinese that initiated the 2nd Sino-Japanese War.

Here's an article from the NYT:

Hallett Abend, Shanghai correspondent for the New York Times (August 31, 1937):

[hkjazzable]

@jpnsunrise1

My simple friend, even if you give one thousand more examples you will not change the fact. The idea of little Japan trying to colonise China was so wrong. If you want to talk about civilization or enlightenment, Japan still need to work very hard. China is still in medieval period. Japan is just a little closer to modern time. Yet in many other aspect, Japan is stuck in the middle and has stopped from progressing. Very superficial achievement.

[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

 and there was a person arrested by Japanese police officer. Sailors assaulted police officers. The Governor of Nagasaki sent a document to Qing consular office and requested it to prohibit the landing, but several hundred sailors landed on Nagasaki on 15th and caused a disturbance. It was a catastrophe that some Japanese police officers and some Qing sailors died.

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Imperial Japanese Army helped Chinese people, but Chinese Army killed Chinese people.

[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

China always try to invade neighbors, but Japan kicked out it.

- On August 1st, 1886, 4 warships of North Sea Fleet of Qing Empire called at Nagasaki without Japanese govt.‘s permission. On August 13th, several hundred Qing sailors landed on Nagasaki. They drank and plundered Japanese citizen's merchandise and insulted a Japanese in an arrogant manner, and the sailor committed violence in a red light district,

[jpnsunrise1]

@hkjazzable

It was rumored that "A great Japanese army surgeon came" in Chinese people. A lot of Chinese patients flocked every day to doctor's office. It is said to have made diagnosis and medical treatment a total of about 4,000 Chinese people in Nanjing only in April, 1939.

Imperial Japanese Army conferred the fifth grade Order of the Golden Kite on him.