Japan Protests

Brit-Am Answer to Correspondent Living in Japan who is offended (27 November 2015, 15 Kislev, 5776)

Contents:
1. Observation by Feifei Wang, American made in China
2. Ist Reply by Douglas
3. Brit-Am Reply to Douglas
4. Second Reply by Douglas
5. Brit-Am 2nd Reply

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1. Observation by Feifei Wang, American made in China

https://www.quora.com/
Extracts:

Now we get that out of the way, here's my speculation as to "why" they didn't apologized like Germans did. Of course, I'm not a Japanese, I can't really say I'm an expert on Japanese culture. So this is my personal speculation, nothing more. 
... For Japanese people, they lost the war because America was stronger. They didn't do anything wrong during the war. China and Korea were weak and deserved to be conquered, Chinese and Koreans are weaker subhuman and deserved to be enslaved and massacred like cattle. And Japan was beaten by a stronger opponent with stronger fire power more advanced technology. They lost the battle fair and square, with honor. There's no shame in it. And since they didn't do anything wrong, Chinese and Koreans and other Asian people basically got what they deserve, they don't see the point of apologizing. At most, they're willing to admit their action had caused some suffering. 

It is the  Obermensch philosophy Japanese had always believe in, a truly strong power doesn't need to abide by morality. They can do whatever they can as long as they have the power to do so. And it's not far-fetched for us to expect that if given the chance, Japan WILL DO IT AGAIN. (They seem quite gung-hoed to remilitarize their small nation again with Abe leading the imperialism charge). 

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 2. Ist Reply by Douglas

 Douglas Augustine wrote:

Dear Mr. Davidiy:

Since I am an American who has been long term resident of Japan, it was impossible not to read the article below referring to Japan's superiority complex. I have a few observations to make about the article as well as some questions.

First, a question: Why is this topic even part of the discussion of your organization? I don't see how it relates much to Hebrew Nations or Lost Tribes except perhaps in some tangential way to Esau?

Second, it is patently obvious that the article is not objective; it's the standing Chinese whine about atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers more than 80 years ago. I've always wondered why this refrain keeps getting played over and over by a socio-economic-political refugee such as the author to the exclusion of any reference to the basket case Chinese culture was until only recently not to mention the 10's of millions of murdered victims in its wake on the way to modernization. He also ignores the fact that a person who was 20 years old at the end of WWII would be 90 years old today. In other words, the people who did that aren't around anymore.

From my vantage point, Japan's superiority complex is well deserved. This is one of the few countries that leave Christian missionaries speechless by virtue of its refusal to be converted. From Japan's perspective, Christianity is largely a Western-USA phenomenon, and if conditions in the West are any indication of where "Christianity" leads a culture, they can't be blamed for rejecting it (without running down the long list of problems and repugnant practices that are gripping the west). Japan is also successful in the sense that it is almost totally lacking in natural resources or agricultural capacity. It does not have a bloated population of drug-addicted beggars, ridiculous "social justice" priorities (I can't tell you how much I detest that term now!), incidents of muslim terrorism, hordes of unskilled and ignorant economic refugees, a dumbed down education system to accommodate a permanent failure class, etc. I could go on and on with a list, but I think my point has been made.

What I think is going on with the article is frustration motivated by envy. Better to give credit where credit is due, and it certainly is in the case of Japan. Very few people in history can boast of having done so much with so little. The author wants more retribution and more suffering from Japan, and I suspect it's a case of "more will never be enough." He forgets that prior to the end of the war, Japan was a nation of slaves much as the people of North Korea are today with absolutely no say in the running of the country and no ability to refuse orders. If it will make the author any happier, Japan did suffer plenty both during and after the war. Millions of Japanese soldiers never returned home, it's cities were bombed to rubble including two that were incinerated, and there was a great deal of starvation.

As for efforts to pump up its military capability, my response is simply to say: So What! What country does not have the right to defend itself? There are hostile nations not far from Japan's borders: there is a nuclear-capable country run by a petulant child with a horrible record for human rights and an amoral giant with deep pockets and territorial ambitions just to the west. Japan poses no military threat to China or any other country nor will it with an expansion of its military.

The author basically accuses Japan of a lack of morality. Has he taken a look at his home country? It's world famous for patent, copyright and trademark infringement. It's products are famous for being of inferior quality. It's even been involved in incidents of adding harmful chemicals to food and dairy products for export for the extra pennies it can earn. It schedules executions to coincide with demand for body parts. Again, this could stretch out to a long list of things.

I think the person who wrote the article should simply stay silent, look in the mirror and perhaps even sew his lips shut.

Douglas Augustine
Tokyo

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3. Brit-Am Reply to Douglas

Shalom,
We have one or two articles about Japan. Occasionally we mention it.  Japan is an important nation. Considering that we put out articles all the time and speak on numerous subjects it is not surprising if Japan is mentioned here and there.
Japan is also involved with Israelites, with the Jews, and with the Edomite-Israelite World Rivalry.
There are those who claim that the Japanese are descended from the Ten Tribes. We disagree and this in its turn brings up the question of Japan in its entirety.
See:
The Japanese  are not Hebrews! 
http://britam.org/Questions/QuesJapan.html

Japan strongly supports the Palestinian enemies of Israel.

Quote:
Japan's assistance to the Palestinians
http://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000042388.pdf
 On this basis, Japan has been extending assistance to the Palestinians focusing on 3 pillars; political approach to the two sides, assistance for Palestinians' statebuilding efforts, and confidence building measures between the two sides. Japan's assistance amounts to 1.6 billion US dollars in total since 1993.
End Quote.

Quote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Japan_relations
Until the 1990s, Japan was the industrialized nation that acquiesced most strongly to the Arab demands to boycott Israel. As a result, economic relations have been limited for most of the State of Israel's history.
End Quote.

Japan reportedly is full of Conspiracy Theories and is the most prolific producer and consumer of anti-Jewish literature in the world.

Why does Japan support the Palestinians?
What has the Israeli-Palestinian  conflict to do with Japan?
If the Jews were not involved would Japan care?
What have the Jews ever done to the Japanese?
How many Jews ever even lived in Japan or anywhere near it?
Our impression is that Japan was, or is, ruled by elites that in part descend from Esau.
This may not apply to the overwhelming majority of Japanese who are non-Semitic descendants of Japhet.
It may be that the Asiatic population of Japan are like an empty shell that was forged by its elites as a tool to be used in a certain way.

There are also supporters of Israel among the Japanese. These are only a small minority but they are qualitatively important.

Nevertheless, there is  an involvement of Esau in Japan. The Japanese are active in supporting the enemies of Jews and in spreading lies concerning them.
Our criticism of Japan is not racist.
We also find descendants of Edom among white people.
Even the English-speaking peoples have Edomites among them.
Recently we pointed out that a certain portion of the BIWF (British Israel World Federation) may be Edomites.
See:
Edomic Identity. The Darker Side of British Israel
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/eph/edomic-identity.html

Some Identity people in the USA are far worse.

On a personal note, the sister of my father in WW2 was a British Army nurse on a British ship that was captured by the Japanese off Singapore. She reportedly died of starvation in captivity. My father never openly resented the Japanese over this. He used to find excuses for them by saying the Japanese themselves were half-starving and while they could survive on meagre rations a western person who was not used to such a diet could not.
Personally, I am not so sure.

As for WW2, the Japanese could have almost peaceably developed their own Empire in Manchuria and parts of China. Part of the population would have supported them.  It could have solved several issues. This may have benefited Japan and everyone else.
Instead the Japanese chose to engage in wars of aggression, oppression, torture, mass rape, and the rest.
Both Germany and Japan at the time seem to have PREFERRED the use of force to achieve their ends.
The Germans wanted to be considered a master race in their own eyes. Japan projected a similar image.
From reading a little on the subject and speaking to one Japanese person I received the impression that the Japanese consider themselves to have been victims rather than aggressors!
The letter from  "Feifei Wang, American made in China" reflected impressions we had received from other sources.
Your statement that:
# The author wants more retribution and more suffering from Japan, and I suspect it's a case of "more will never be enough." #
was not warranted.
It is one thing to commit a crime and it is another to justify what was done, be proud of it, or deny it.

Proverbs 28:
13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. 

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4. Second Reply by Douglas

 ... I know of the existence of the argument that they are Ten Tribes people but do not agree. If I had any beliefs to the contrary, your writings have dispelled them completely. That is not to say that there was not any exposure to things Hebrew in the past, but that is neither here nor there for the current topic.

Brit-Am said:

Japan strongly supports the Palestinian enemies of Israel.l

Quote:

Japan's assistance to the Palestinians

http://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000042388.pdf

  On this basis, Japan has been extending assistance to the

Palestinians focusing on 3 pillars; political approach to the two

sides, assistance for Palestinians' statebuilding efforts, and

confidence building measures between the two sides. Japan's

assistance amounts to 1.6 billion US dollars in total since 1993.

End Quote.

 D:

Brit-Am said:

Quote:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Japan_relations

Until the 1990s, Japan was the industrialized nation that acquiesced most strongly to the Arab demands to boycott Israel. As a result, economic relations have been limited for most of the State of Israel's history.

End Quote.

 D:

Brit-Am said:

Japan reportedly is full of Conspiracy Theories and is the most prolific producer and consumer of anti-Jewish literature in the world. 

Brit-Am said:

Why does Japan support the Palestinians?

What has the Israeli-Palestinian  conflict to do with Japan?

If the Jews were not involved would Japan care? 

Brit-Am said:

What have the Jews ever done to the Japanese?

How many Jews ever even lived in Japan or anywhere near it? 

Brit-Am said:

Our impression is that Japan was, or is, ruled by elites that in part descend from Esau. This may not apply to the overwhelming majority of Japanese who are non-Semitic descendants of Japhet. It may be that the Asiatic population of Japan are like an empty shell that was forged by its elites as a tool to be used in a certain way. There are also supporters of Israel among the Japanese. These are only a small minority but they are qualitatively important. Nevertheless, there is  an involvement of Esau in Japan. The Japanese are active in supporting the enemies of Jews and in spreading lies concerning them. Our criticism of Japan is not racist. 

 The wikipedia article you included made reference to Chiune Sugihara. Nobody made a movie about him. Nobody keeps a running count of the 6000 people he helped rescue and their descendants as they increase over time (as they do with those who Oskar Schindler rescued). But it is comforting to see that he was granted "Righteous Gentile" status. But again, almost nobody here knows anything about him.

Brit-Am said:

On a personal note, the sister of my father in WW2 was a British Army nurse on a British ship that was captured by the Japanese off Singapore. She reportedly died of starvation in captivity. My father never openly resented the Japanese over this. He used to find excuses for them by saying the Japanese themselves were half-starving and while they could survive on meagre rations a western person who was not used to such a diet could not. Personally, I am not so sure. 

Brit-Am said:

As for WW2, the Japanese could have almost peaceably developed their own Empire in Manchuria and parts of China. Part of the population would have supported them. 

It could have solved several issues. This may have benefited Japan and everyone else.

Instead the Japanese chose to engage in wars of aggression,

oppression, torture, mass rape, and the rest.

Both Germany and Japan at the time seem to have PREFERRED the use of

force to achieve their ends.

The Germans wanted to be considered a master race in their own eyes.

Japan projected a similar image.

 From reading a little on the subject and speaking to one Japanese person I received the impression that the Japanese consider themselves to have been victims rather than aggressors! 

Brit-Am said:

The letter from  "Feifei Wang, American made in China" reflected impressions we had received from other sources.

Your statement that:

# The author wants more retribution and more suffering from Japan, and I suspect it's a case of "more will never be enough." #

was not warranted.

It is one thing to commit a crime and it is another to justify what was done, be proud of it, or deny it.

 Proverbs 28: 

13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,

But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. 

Tokyo 

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5. Brit-Am 2nd Reply:

OK. Thanks for the input..  It was enlightening. It is always good to receive feedback from someone with first-hand knowledge of the subject.

God bless you,

Incidentally, Sugihara saved thousands of Jews. Thuis is well-known in Israel.

Sugihara reprotedly was dismissed from his post and died in poverty. He knew what he was risking. His family later migrated to Canada. He reresents a noble type of Japanese that does exist and is all the more remarkable in a Japanese context of respect for authority etc.

Extract::

The Grove of Cedar Trees

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/gracie/home/the-grove-of-cedar-trees/

Meanwhile, the Israeli government was collating the names of all such saviours in order to reward them for their efforts. One of the ways in which the Jewish state tried to acknowledge their debt to these heroes was to plant trees in their honour. When Sugihara's bravery became known, the Israeli authorities planned, as was the custom, to plant a grove of trees in his memory, cherry trees - Japan's traditional tree. Suddenly, the unusual decision was taken to revoke the order. They decided that cherry trees were not an adequate symbol of Sugihara's courage. They chose instead to plant a grove of cedar trees because the cedar is a much more vigorous tree and one with sacred connotations, having been used in the construction of the first Temple.

Only when the trees had already been planted did the authorities learn that in Japanese 'sugihara' means…a grove of cedar trees.