Global Times reports: The historical picture of the trial scene at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East Photo: Courtesy of XiangThe Tokyo Trial delivered a historic verdict on Japan's war crimes and its Class-A war criminals. The Yushukan Museum stands in the northeastern corner of the notorious Yasukuni Shrine. "Yasukuni Shrine has outright rejected this just trial, which also represents a judgment of civilization.
The Yushukan makes no mention about the two-and-a-half-year trial - a landmark just ruling that shaped the post-war global order, arbitrarily erasing this pivotal historical event from its records," Xiang told the Global Times.The Yushukan's distorted historical views have also drawn criticism from international observers. Gianni Simone, an Italian-born writer who has lived in Japan for a long time, wrote after visiting Yushukan that people often overlooked "the poisonous role played by the Yushukan." He said that "careful reading reveals a clear bias toward playing down Japan's acts of aggression and colonial rule."The notorious Yasukuni Shrine issued the Yushukan catalogue.
Background
This catalogue is a historical exhibition catalogue, pictorial collection, and explanatory material compiled around the so-called museum's collections and exhibition contents.By comparing the Yushukan catalog with the Tokyo Trial verdict, Xiang exclusively exposed to the Global Times the sordid tactics used by Japan's right wing to deny the Tokyo Trial. Atsushi Koketsu, professor emeritus at Yamaguchi University in Japan, noted that modern militarists outright reject the Tokyo Trial and attempt to make people forget the fact that imperial Japan was once condemned by the international community.
Key facts
- The Yushukan Museum stands in the northeastern corner of the notorious Yasukuni Shrine.
- "Yasukuni Shrine has outright rejected this just trial, which also represents a judgment of civilization.
- A nation that forgets history shall inevitably face the judgment of history once again.
- There were also elements of Chinese provocation that triggered the Second Shanghai Incident [the Battle of Shanghai].
- Chiang Kai-shek resorted to the strategy of consuming Japanese forces in the vast battlefield covering the entire Chinese mainland.
What this means
A nation that forgets history shall inevitably face the judgment of history once again. A Chinese-language version book of the Verdict of International Military Tribunal for the Far East Photo: Lu Ting/GTSeptember 18 Incident: A premeditated aggressionYushukan catalog: [In September 1931,] resentment toward the overtly anti-Japanese policies of Zhang Xueliang's government, and dissatisfaction with the Japanese government's conciliatory approach to China, smoldered among Japanese residents in Manchuria (especially within the Kwantung Army). There were also elements of Chinese provocation that triggered the Second Shanghai Incident [the Battle of Shanghai].
Chiang Kai-shek resorted to the strategy of consuming Japanese forces in the vast battlefield covering the entire Chinese mainland. Tokyo Trial verdict: On the night of July 7, 1937, Japanese garrison troops at Lukouchiao [Lugou Bridge] held an unusual manoeuvre; and, alleging that a Japanese soldier was missing, demanded entry into the City of Wanping to conduct a search. Fighting broke out while the Japanese complaint was still under negotiation.
Originally reported by Global Times. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
