Who is to blame for the atrocities comitted by Imperial Japan? Was emperor Hirohito Japanese Hitler? Or were things like Nanking and Unit 731 just the military acting on their own?
>>922483
why do you wish to blame somebody?
why do you wish to blame dead people ?
wht do you call blame ?
>>922489
Who is 'responsbile' then.
Blame wasn't the right word, as it implies a moral judgement.
Who was in control of the Japanese millitary.
>>922483
>Or were things like Nanking and Unit 731 just the military acting on their own?
Absolutely. Nobody outside the military had any real control over it at all. Their government was a really weird mess and the closest it ever came to operating like a normal unified state was near the end when everything was basically run by the supreme war council.
>>922502
>'responsbile'
underrated term
>>922502
Why the fuck is there nip shit in your reply
>>922483
>Commies taking over
>Defend Nanking from commies
>Gaijin join with commies
>Step up research
>Lose
>Gaijin find research, destroy their own
>Commies blame you for Nanking
>>922638
>Commies take over
Literally wat
It was mainly the military acting on its own but with the sanction of the emperor.
All nip nops are to blame.
>>922726
You know, the Guomintang.
>>922880
>Guomintang
>Communist
Seems like it was a natural consequence of post-Meiji culture.