[peoplefromibiza]

What about USA or UK then?

Or Belgium or France or Spain or Holland for that matter...

I love Japanese people, they paid and suffered much more than deserved for their past mistakes, contrary to many other empires of the past.

[fractallyte]

These women would emphatically disagree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_women

It might not seem like much compared to other world events, but it means everything to the people concerned. No real punishment to the perpetrators, and a very late, reluctant, and muted acknowledgement from the Japanese government.

[thematrixturtle]

Japan paid out $800M in compensation to the South Korean government in 1965. However, Korea was a military dictatorship at the time, so they used it for funding random projects instead of actually compensating the people who suffered.

Also, here's a list of Japanese war apologies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements...

[Aethylia]

I think the controversies section of your linked article shows that it is not as clear-cut as you imply.

[peoplefromibiza]

What about this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_and_pro...

Did Kubrick invent "me love you long time" or was it a thing in Vietnam?

Two atomic bombs dropped on civilians and their capital city burned down to hashes with hundreds of thousand of casualties in few hours doesn't sound as "No real punishment" to me...

YMMV