Japan is clearly a racist society. Major politicians have made off the cuff remarks proclaiming the superiority of Japanese race over all others especially over blacks (and whites, I might add...) Chinese, etc.
Remarks of the kind which 50 years ago a Mississippi politician wouldn't have dreamed of saying are almost routine in Japan--who knows what is said behind closed doors.
The national repentence which occurred in Germany, never really took place in Japan...and their atrocities in conquored Asian countries were every bit as great as that of Germany in Europe (there were just a lot fewer Jewish people to murder in the far east).
Not sure it should occur. We should not be bashing the Japanese for the simple fact that they scare the living hell out of China. We will need Japan when the war comes.
Does this keep you up at nights?
They are very competitive and form alliances. They are very aggressive and can be brutal to their competition. I have seen them treat other Japanese viciously.
My impression has been that they discriminate against weakness.
They kind of remind me of New Yorkers.