Some ten years ago, I used to go to lunch with a large group of my co-workers every Friday. The group was all men, so the table talk would turn to sports or some such topic. One day, one of the younger guys was talking about his new car. One of the older fellows looked up at the mention of "Mitsubishi" and said: "Sorry, I could NEVER own a Mitsubishi automobile."
The young new-car-owner looked surprised and asked why. The older guy answered: "That company made the torpedo planes that sank my ship!" New Car Guy wisely sat there and didn't respond.
My state issues special car tags to qualified veterans that read: “Pearl Harbor Survivor” I’ve never seen one on a Japanese car.
Hmmm, never heard an older in-law say "That company made the bombers that blew up my house!" before boarding a Boeing to travel overseas...
Aside from some comments about the idiot driver, it dawned on me that once again, a guy could get killed by a Mitsubishi coming out of the sun...