[29athrowaway]

The first chapter does not reflect much empathy for the Japanese.

The authors could have made their point without showing such blatant disrespect.

[rpmisms]

I'm not sure where empathy belongs in a scholarly work, or how it relates to disrespect? This is an excellent work.

[UnFleshedOne]

I don't see any disrespect in there?

[wendelscardua]

Probably they are referring to things like this snippet:

Recognising the importance of mapping suggests another way of looking at what has happened here. Mapping can certainly be reawakened by trauma. One possible way to traumatise a person might be to:

1. Nuke them. Twice.

2. Rip apart their rigid, predictable feudal society.

3. Tell them the invader will be coming around tomorrow.

4. Leave them nothing for supper.

To eat tonight, this person is going to have to reawaken his ability to be imaginative.

[equalunique]

I see how this could upset some, but whether or not it is either empathetic or disrespectful is arguable.