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** ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'': In the episode 11 "''Poison Gas Monster Appears''", a movie crew dies after inhaling a deadly gas while filming on location. It turns out that the gas was a chemical weapon developed in World War Two by Japanese scientists, but never used and hastily buried in secret. However, a ''kaiju'' inhabiting the zone uncovers and eats them, to later [[BreathWeapon expel the same deadly gases]] by himself. One of the heroes turns out to be the son of one of the weapon's developers [[DarkSecret who was never told about it]], and takes the monster's defeat [[ItsPersonal personal]] trying to amend their error. The episode was inspired by the recent "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Hat Operation Red Hat]]".
** ''Series/UltramanGaia'': In the episode 39 "''The Swamp of Sadness''", a ''kaiju'' hiding in a swamp is protected by a World War Two veteran. The monster was originally a biological warfare scientist who objected to the use of his accidental discovery, but his higher-ups punish him on behalf of treason against his country by using him as the first test subject. The newly-created mutant ends with any proof of it, killing everyone except his scientist friend who agreed to his pacifist beliefs, and hiding forevermore in the swamp. However, it loses all his humanity after his daughter dies in an unrelated air raid bombing, living as a shell of his former life that can't manage to kill himself. After a bomb used by the heroes [[CreateYourOwnVillain to kill another monster]] further mutates him, they finally decide to end with his pain.
** ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'': In the episode 11 "''Poison Gas Monster Appears''", a movie crew dies after inhaling a deadly gas while filming on location. It turns out that the gas was a chemical weapon developed in World War Two by Japanese scientists, but never used and hastily buried in secret. However, a ''kaiju'' inhabiting the zone uncovers and eats them, to later [[BreathWeapon expel the same deadly gases]] by himself. One of the heroes turns out to be the son of one of the weapon's developers [[DarkSecret who was never told about it]], and takes the monster's defeat [[ItsPersonal personal]] trying to amend their error. The episode was inspired by the recent "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Hat Operation Red Hat]]".
** ''Series/UltramanGaia'': In the episode 39 "''The Swamp of Sadness''", a ''kaiju'' hiding in a swamp is protected by a World War Two veteran. The monster was originally a biological warfare scientist who objected to the use of his accidental discovery, but his higher-ups punish him on behalf of treason against his country by using him as the first test subject. The newly-created mutant ends with any proof of it, killing everyone except his scientist friend who agreed to his pacifist beliefs, and hiding forevermore in the swamp. However, it loses all his humanity after his daughter dies in an unrelated air raid bombing, living as a shell of his former life that can't manage to kill himself. After a bomb used by the heroes [[CreateYourOwnVillain to kill another monster]] further mutates him, they finally decide to end with his pain.
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It is during the Meiji era that Japan established itself as an international power and a colonial Empire. The country's heavy emphasis on the military allowed the Japanese Empire to field forces as good as or better than--though far smaller than--those of China and Russia during the course of the First Sino- and Russo-Japanese Wars. However, the Empire made good on her centralised command system, the abilities of her commanders, her slightly-better logistical situation and the internal political problems of her opponents, which saw her come out more-or-less on top in both engagements; though both her opponents had far larger forces, they could only deploy so many at a time due to a combination of internal politicking and simple logistics. At the strategic-tactical level, Japan's formations and flotillas were generally (far) better coordinated and more mobile than those of their more numerous foes.
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It is during the Meiji era that Japan established itself as an international power and a colonial Empire. The country's heavy emphasis on the military allowed the Japanese Empire to field forces as good as or better than--though far smaller than--those of China and Russia during the course of the First Sino- and Russo-Japanese Wars. However, the Empire made good on her its centralised command system, the abilities of her its commanders, her its slightly-better logistical situation and the internal political problems of her its opponents, which saw her it come out more-or-less on top in both engagements; though both her its opponents had far larger forces, they could only deploy so many at a time due to a combination of internal politicking and simple logistics. At the strategic-tactical level, Japan's formations and flotillas were generally (far) better coordinated and more mobile than those of their more numerous foes.
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The ''Dai Nippon Teikoku'' (Great Japanese Empire) was the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese state from 1868 (the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration) to 1947 (the aftermath of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). It was also known as [[UsefulNotes/{{Kotobagari}} "Dai-tou-a Kyoueiken" (Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere)]].
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The ''Dai ''Empire of Japan'' (Dai Nippon Teikoku'' (Great Japanese Empire) Teikoku/Dai Nihon Teikoku) was the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese state from 1868 (the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration) to 1947 (the aftermath of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). It was also known as [[UsefulNotes/{{Kotobagari}} "Dai-tou-a Kyoueiken" (Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere)]].
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Because anti-Semitism never became mainstream in Japan, many Jews fleeing from the Holocaust did manage to flee there and integrate into Japanese society. There was even a Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who risked his career to save thousands of Jewish lives, and the Imperial Japanese government relocated many Jews in various parts of their empire (one of which is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto Shanghai Ghetto]]). However, it should be cautioned that Tthe relatively positive treatment of Jews in Japan is often used to political effect to portray Japan positively, despite the concurrent genocide and war crimes committed against other people. The inclusion of the statement "it should be noted" in this section beliefs the use of this.
All this (apart from the Jewish save-haven aspect) has led to lingering resentments against Japan, particularly in China and Korea. These tensions flare up somewhat often, like in recent disputes over the resource-rich [[PleaseSelectNewCityName Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands]].
All this (apart from the Jewish save-haven aspect) has led to lingering resentments against Japan, particularly in China and Korea. These tensions flare up somewhat often, like in recent disputes over the resource-rich [[PleaseSelectNewCityName Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands]].
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Because anti-Semitism never became mainstream in Japan, many Jews fleeing from the Holocaust did manage to flee there and integrate into Japanese society. There was even a Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who risked his career to save thousands of Jewish lives, and the Imperial Japanese government relocated many Jews in various parts of their empire (one of which is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto Shanghai Ghetto]]). However, it should be cautioned that Tthe the relatively positive treatment of Jews in Japan is often used to political effect to portray Japan positively, despite the concurrent genocide and war crimes committed against other people. The inclusion of the statement "it should be noted" in this section beliefs belies the use of this.
All this (apart from the Jewishsave-haven safe-haven aspect) has led to lingering resentments against Japan, particularly in China and Korea. These tensions flare up somewhat often, like in recent disputes over the resource-rich [[PleaseSelectNewCityName Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands]].
All this (apart from the Jewish
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It should be noted that despite its horrific war crimes and allying with a [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany genocidal regime]], Japan was ironically one of the safe havens for Jews during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. This is mainly because unlike many European countries, Japan never had a history of fervent anti-Semitism due to their history of resisting the influence of Christianity in their lands. While Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda ''did'' make its way into Japan, and the Nazi regime did pressure Japan to extradite or implement the Nazi racial policies throughout their empire, Japan refused to do so for three main reasons:
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It should be noted that despite its horrific war crimes and allying with a [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany genocidal regime]], regime]] as well as committing multiple genocides itself, Japan was ironically one of the safe havens for Jews during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. This is mainly because unlike many European countries, Japan never had a history of fervent anti-Semitism due to their history of resisting the influence of Christianity in their lands. While Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda ''did'' make its way into Japan, and the Nazi regime did pressure Japan to extradite or implement the Nazi racial policies throughout their empire, Japan refused to do so for three main reasons:
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Because anti-Semitism never became mainstream in Japan, many Jews fleeing from the Holocaust did manage to flee there and integrate into Japanese society. There was even a Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who risked his career to save thousands of Jewish lives, and the Imperial Japanese government relocated many Jews in various parts of their empire (one of which is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto Shanghai Ghetto]]). However, it should be cautioned that Tthe relatively positive treatment of Jews in Japan is often used to political effect to portray Japan positively, despite the concurrent genocide and war crimes committed against other people.
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Because anti-Semitism never became mainstream in Japan, many Jews fleeing from the Holocaust did manage to flee there and integrate into Japanese society. There was even a Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who risked his career to save thousands of Jewish lives, and the Imperial Japanese government relocated many Jews in various parts of their empire (one of which is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto Shanghai Ghetto]]). However, it should be cautioned that Tthe relatively positive treatment of Jews in Japan is often used to political effect to portray Japan positively, despite the concurrent genocide and war crimes committed against other people.
people. The inclusion of the statement "it should be noted" in this section beliefs the use of this.
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To prevent a second Treaty of Versailles, and because Japan was needed as an ally against the emerging communist regimes in Asia, America was very soft on Japan after the surrender. Additionally, several senior Japanese officers who weren't involved in war crimes were nonetheless tried, convicted, and executed on trumped-up charges primarily to avenge the humiliating defeats they had inflicted on U.S. and British forces during the early stages of the war, leading some Japanese to dismiss those war crimes trials that did occur as "victors' justice."
It is sometimes claimed that unlike Germany, which as a nation apologized for the actions of the Nazis in Europe, Japan has never formally apologized to the Asian nations that were invaded by the Japanese armies. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan Yet there have been several apologies from the country's (Prime) Ministers]]. Japan has also paid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_with_Japan#Compensation_to_Allied_civilians_and_POWs over 300 billion Yen in war reparations]] to the nation-states it occupied, with some formal apologizes to former [=POWs=] by a few Japanese ambassadors. However, the lack of a Japanese counterpart of "Denazification" and (extremely) cautious treatment of the mention of the subject in school textbooks makes Asians that lived through the Japanese occupation continue to see the Japanese as generally unrepentant and being possessed of a disgustingly cavalier attitude toward the actions of their grandparents' and great-grandparents' generation. On the other hand, it should be noted that virtually all Japanese school history textbooks do describe Japanese war atrocities (and in particular, the Rape of Nanking), and despite the recent attempt by the right-wing [[PropagandaMachine Society for History Textbook Reform]] to introduce a textbook omitting/casting doubt on the Nanking Massacre, comfort women, and general colonial nastiness, widespread protests and denunciation by the Japanese Teachers' Union led to the book being introduced in a measly 18 of the country's 11,000+ junior high schools.
It is sometimes claimed that unlike Germany, which as a nation apologized for the actions of the Nazis in Europe, Japan has never formally apologized to the Asian nations that were invaded by the Japanese armies. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan Yet there have been several apologies from the country's (Prime) Ministers]]. Japan has also paid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_with_Japan#Compensation_to_Allied_civilians_and_POWs over 300 billion Yen in war reparations]] to the nation-states it occupied, with some formal apologizes to former [=POWs=] by a few Japanese ambassadors. However, the lack of a Japanese counterpart of "Denazification" and (extremely) cautious treatment of the mention of the subject in school textbooks makes Asians that lived through the Japanese occupation continue to see the Japanese as generally unrepentant and being possessed of a disgustingly cavalier attitude toward the actions of their grandparents' and great-grandparents' generation. On the other hand, it should be noted that virtually all Japanese school history textbooks do describe Japanese war atrocities (and in particular, the Rape of Nanking), and despite the recent attempt by the right-wing [[PropagandaMachine Society for History Textbook Reform]] to introduce a textbook omitting/casting doubt on the Nanking Massacre, comfort women, and general colonial nastiness, widespread protests and denunciation by the Japanese Teachers' Union led to the book being introduced in a measly 18 of the country's 11,000+ junior high schools.
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To prevent a second Treaty of Versailles, and because Japan was needed as an ally against the emerging communist regimes in Asia, America was very soft on Japan after the surrender. Additionally, several senior Japanese officers who weren't involved in war crimes were nonetheless tried, convicted, and executed on trumped-up charges primarily to avenge the humiliating defeats they had inflicted on U.S. and British forces during the early stages of the war, leading some Japanese to dismiss those war crimes trials that did occur as "victors' justice."
" On the other hand, it is undeniable that many of the Japanese perpetrators of these atrocities were never punished and, in fact, were routinely honored by the Japanese government and public for their actions.
It is sometimes claimed that unlike Germany, which as a nation apologized for the actions of the Nazis in Europe, Japan has never formally apologized to the Asian nations that were invaded by the Japanese armies. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan Yet there have been several apologies from the country's (Prime) Ministers]]. These apologies, however, have often been vague and unspecific and have been criticized as whitewashing the realities that occurred. Japan has also paid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_with_Japan#Compensation_to_Allied_civilians_and_POWs over 300 billion Yen in war reparations]] to the nation-states it occupied, with some formal apologizes to former [=POWs=] by a few Japanese ambassadors. However, the lack of a Japanese counterpart of "Denazification" and (extremely) cautious treatment of the mention of the subject in school textbooks makes Asians that lived through the Japanese occupation continue to see the Japanese as generally unrepentant and being possessed of a disgustingly cavalier attitude toward the actions of their grandparents' and great-grandparents' generation. On the other hand, it should be noted that virtually all Japanese school history textbooks do describe Japanese war atrocities (and in particular, the Rape of Nanking), and despite the recent attempt by the right-wing [[PropagandaMachine Society for History Textbook Reform]] to introduce a textbook omitting/casting doubt on the Nanking Massacre, comfort women, and general colonial nastiness, widespread protests and denunciation by the Japanese Teachers' Union led to the book being introduced in a measly 18 of the country's 11,000+ junior highschools.
schools. However, these positive developments ignore the strong and influential faction in Japanese society and government who continue to claim that Japan did nothing wrong and that Japan should have went further.
It is sometimes claimed that unlike Germany, which as a nation apologized for the actions of the Nazis in Europe, Japan has never formally apologized to the Asian nations that were invaded by the Japanese armies. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan Yet there have been several apologies from the country's (Prime) Ministers]]. These apologies, however, have often been vague and unspecific and have been criticized as whitewashing the realities that occurred. Japan has also paid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_with_Japan#Compensation_to_Allied_civilians_and_POWs over 300 billion Yen in war reparations]] to the nation-states it occupied, with some formal apologizes to former [=POWs=] by a few Japanese ambassadors. However, the lack of a Japanese counterpart of "Denazification" and (extremely) cautious treatment of the mention of the subject in school textbooks makes Asians that lived through the Japanese occupation continue to see the Japanese as generally unrepentant and being possessed of a disgustingly cavalier attitude toward the actions of their grandparents' and great-grandparents' generation. On the other hand, it should be noted that virtually all Japanese school history textbooks do describe Japanese war atrocities (and in particular, the Rape of Nanking), and despite the recent attempt by the right-wing [[PropagandaMachine Society for History Textbook Reform]] to introduce a textbook omitting/casting doubt on the Nanking Massacre, comfort women, and general colonial nastiness, widespread protests and denunciation by the Japanese Teachers' Union led to the book being introduced in a measly 18 of the country's 11,000+ junior high
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Because anti-Semitism never became mainstream in Japan, many Jews fleeing from the Holocaust did manage to flee there and integrate into Japanese society. There was even a Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who risked his career to save thousands of Jewish lives, and the Imperial Japanese government relocated many Jews in various parts of their empire (one of which is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto Shanghai Ghetto]]).
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Because anti-Semitism never became mainstream in Japan, many Jews fleeing from the Holocaust did manage to flee there and integrate into Japanese society. There was even a Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who risked his career to save thousands of Jewish lives, and the Imperial Japanese government relocated many Jews in various parts of their empire (one of which is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto Shanghai Ghetto]]).
Ghetto]]). However, it should be cautioned that Tthe relatively positive treatment of Jews in Japan is often used to political effect to portray Japan positively, despite the concurrent genocide and war crimes committed against other people.
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The ''Dai Nippon Teikoku'' (Great Japanese Empire) was the political entity that ran UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} from 1868 (the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration) to 1947 (the aftermath of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). It was also known as [[UsefulNotes/{{Kotobagari}} "Dai-tou-a Kyoueiken" (Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere)]].
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The ''Dai Nippon Teikoku'' (Great Japanese Empire) was the political entity that ran UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese state from 1868 (the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration) to 1947 (the aftermath of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). It was also known as [[UsefulNotes/{{Kotobagari}} "Dai-tou-a Kyoueiken" (Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere)]].
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* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack:'' The film's incarnation of Godzilla is possessed by the angry, restless souls of the 30 million people that the Imperial Japanese Army slaughtered in WW2.
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* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack:'' The film's incarnation of Godzilla is possessed by the angry, restless souls of the 30 million people that the Imperial Japanese Army slaughtered in WW2.[=WW2=].
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* ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'': The Soviets go back in time to remove Einstein from the timeline in a desperate (as in, Moscow is about to fall and the building they're in is falling apart from enemy fire) gambit. It seems to work at first, when suddenly it turns out that Japan has now become a superpower bent on world domination, and uses a high-tech version of its WW2 arsenal (fanaticized infantry with laser katanas, tanks crewed by samurai, suicide submarines and kamikaze robots) and some modern ones ({{salarymen}} engineers, schoolgirls in sailor outfits and psychic powers, TransformingMecha, cute animal robots). Interestingly enough, the Emperor believes it's divine destiny to rule the world: learning that the future can be changed and that their timeline shoudn't exist in the first place causes a VillainousBreakdown.
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* ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'': The Soviets go back in time to remove Einstein from the timeline in a desperate (as in, Moscow is about to fall and the building they're in is falling apart from enemy fire) gambit. It seems to work at first, when suddenly it turns out that Japan has now become a superpower bent on world domination, and uses a high-tech version of its WW2 [=WW2=] arsenal (fanaticized infantry with laser katanas, tanks crewed by samurai, suicide submarines and kamikaze robots) and some modern ones ({{salarymen}} engineers, schoolgirls in sailor outfits and psychic powers, TransformingMecha, cute animal robots). Interestingly enough, the Emperor believes it's divine destiny to rule the world: learning that the future can be changed and that their timeline shoudn't exist in the first place causes a VillainousBreakdown.
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* ''Film/TheEmperorInAugust'' dramatizes the effective end of Imperial Japan in 1945, as Hirohito decides to surrender to the Americans even as much of his own high command wants to keep fighting to the bitter end.
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* Creator/AkiraKurosawa got his start in movies making wartime propaganda flicks like ''Film/SanshiroSurigataPartII'' (judo warrior has to fight an Ugly American) and especially ''Film/TheMostBeautiful'' (women workers in a munitions plant, making precision lenses for the Emperor). After the war he felt guilty about this, and made 1946 film ''Film/NoRegretsForOurYouth'', about the persecution of anti-war student radicals.
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* Creator/AkiraKurosawa got his start in movies making wartime propaganda flicks like ''Film/SanshiroSurigataPartII'' ''Film/SanshiroSugataPartII'' (judo warrior has to fight an Ugly American) and especially ''Film/TheMostBeautiful'' ''Film/{{The Most Beautiful|1944}}'' (women workers in a munitions plant, making precision lenses for the Emperor). After the war he felt guilty about this, and made 1946 film ''Film/NoRegretsForOurYouth'', about the persecution of anti-war student radicals.
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The ''Dai Nippon Teikoku'' (Great Japanese Empire) was the political entity that ran UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} from 1868 to 1947. It was also known as [[UsefulNotes/{{Kotobagari}} "Dai-tou-a Kyoueiken" (Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere)]].
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The ''Dai Nippon Teikoku'' (Great Japanese Empire) was the political entity that ran UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} from 1868 (the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration) to 1947.1947 (the aftermath of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). It was also known as [[UsefulNotes/{{Kotobagari}} "Dai-tou-a Kyoueiken" (Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere)]].
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* The first two ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' games takes place around UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The first involved Japan-occupied Shanghai while the second has the characters travel to Japan.
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* The first two ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' games takes ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts1'' and ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'' take place around UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The first involved former involves Japan-occupied Shanghai Shanghai, while the second latter has the characters travel to Japan.Japan, and fight PowerArmor-wearing elite unit of the Japanese ShadowGovernment.
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* While they're more often compared to Nazis, the brutal Principality of Zeon from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' was also heavily influenced by Imperial Japan. It's especially notable the way Zeon's hypocrisy towards the rest of the space colonies parallels Japan's toward the rest of Asia. Both claimed to be fighting for the people's freedom against corrupt, imperialistic foreign powers while at the same time wiping out huge swathes of the population they were nominally trying to protect.
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* While they're more often compared to Nazis, Nazi Germany, the brutal Principality of Zeon from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' was also heavily influenced by Imperial Japan. It's especially notable the way Zeon's hypocrisy towards the rest of the space colonies parallels Japan's toward the rest of Asia. Both claimed to be fighting for the people's freedom against corrupt, imperialistic foreign powers while at the same time wiping out huge swathes of the population they were nominally trying to protect.
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* Saburo Arasaka, the BigBad of ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} 2020'' and later games, is [[NaziGrandpa an Imperial Japanese old man]], who was the AcePilot during the World War II. He took his FamilyBusiness of Arasaka Corporation, planning for even more nefarious plans similar to the Imperial Japanese atrocities in CorporateWarfare form.
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* Saburo Arasaka, the BigBad of ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} 2020'' and later games, is [[NaziGrandpa an Imperial Japanese old man]], veteran]], who was the AcePilot during the World War II. He took his FamilyBusiness of Arasaka Corporation, planning for even more nefarious plans similar to the Imperial Japanese atrocities in CorporateWarfare form.form with the goal of global economic domination and avenging Japan's defeat at America's hands.
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Some of the more infamous bits of this were the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre Nanjing Massacre]], the actions of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 Unit 731]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March Bataan Death March]]. Wiki/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes a page on it]]. However, it's worth noting that while Japanese forces directly killed up to 10 million Chinese civilians, along with a great many other [=POWs=] and noncombatants, the other 10 million were killed by [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou starvation-related diseases]] due to the seizure of crops and displacement of populations[[note]] Absolutely nobody wanted to live anywhere near a Japanese garrison, and as much as ''half'' the population of the occupied areas migrated (even if it was just to the next village) to avoid their raiding/'pacification' parties[[/note]]. These figures have been abused for propaganda purposes by both sides. Japanese nationalists have tried to revise direct kills downward to try and "prove" that the IJA was more innocent than it seemed, while anti-Japanese Asian nationalists (overwhelmingly from China, South Korea, and North Korea) have emphasized direct kills upward to try and "prove" that all Japanese themselves are irredeemably evil.
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Some of the more infamous bits of this were the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre Nanjing Massacre]], the actions of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 Unit 731]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March Bataan Death March]]. Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes a page on it]]. However, it's worth noting that while Japanese forces directly killed up to 10 million Chinese civilians, along with a great many other [=POWs=] and noncombatants, the other 10 million were killed by [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou starvation-related diseases]] due to the seizure of crops and displacement of populations[[note]] Absolutely nobody wanted to live anywhere near a Japanese garrison, and as much as ''half'' the population of the occupied areas migrated (even if it was just to the next village) to avoid their raiding/'pacification' parties[[/note]]. These figures have been abused for propaganda purposes by both sides. Japanese nationalists have tried to revise direct kills downward to try and "prove" that the IJA was more innocent than it seemed, while anti-Japanese Asian nationalists (overwhelmingly from China, South Korea, and North Korea) have emphasized direct kills upward to try and "prove" that all Japanese themselves are irredeemably evil.
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* [[GodEmperor Emperor Hirohito]] [[note]] Note that calling an emperor by his personal name (in this case "Hirohito") is considered rude in Japanese culture. Emulating the rulers of the Song Empire (of China), about a millennium ago Japanese Emperors established a precedent of being called by their "reign name". Hirohito's reign name, and the name used if you want to be respectful to Hirohito, is "Showa" (with a deep "o", as in "shawl"). This is also to be done only after an emperor's death. During an emperor's lifetime, Japanese people are expected to refer to him as simply "the Emperor", or "the current Emperor" if discussing multiple emperors. An emperor who abdicated, such as the immediate past emperor Akihito, is referred to as "Emperor Emeritus" during his lifetime.[[/note]] : Hirohito was 124th Emperor of Japan during the Showa Period (1926-1989). In 1940 under Hirohito’s leadership, Japan signed the Tripartite pact with UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and UsefulNotes/FascistItaly. Hirohito chose hardlined General Hideki Tojo to prepare a policy review. Tojo along with the chiefs of staff for the Army and Navy convinced Hirohito to opt for war. Hirohito’s involvement in Japans war effort has been controversial to say the least with some saying that Hideki Tojo was forced to take all blame so Hirohito could save face and others saying that he was a puppet for Hideki Tojo and the leaders of the Japanese military. Though it should be noted that Emperors in Japan traditionally held little to no political power, and their roles are largely ceremonial. The Meiji Restoration, which was supposed to restore power to the Emperor, had been little more than just a slogan and a rallying cry. In reality, political power of the post-Meiji era was held in the hands of oligarchs comprised of the most powerful figures of the military, economical and political spheres.
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* [[GodEmperor Emperor Hirohito]] [[note]] Note that calling an emperor by his personal name (in this case "Hirohito") is considered rude in Japanese culture. Emulating the rulers of the Song Empire (of China), about a millennium ago Japanese Emperors established a precedent of being called by their "reign name". Hirohito's reign name, and the name used if you want to be respectful to Hirohito, is "Showa" (with a deep "o", as in "shawl").(IPA: ʃoʊɑ). This is also to be done only after an emperor's death. During an emperor's lifetime, Japanese people are expected to refer to him as simply "the Emperor", or "the current Emperor" if discussing multiple emperors. An emperor who abdicated, such as the immediate past emperor Akihito, is referred to as "Emperor Emeritus" during his lifetime.[[/note]] : Hirohito was 124th Emperor of Japan during the Showa Period (1926-1989). In 1940 under Hirohito’s leadership, Japan signed the Tripartite pact with UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and UsefulNotes/FascistItaly. Hirohito chose hardlined General Hideki Tojo to prepare a policy review. Tojo along with the chiefs of staff for the Army and Navy convinced Hirohito to opt for war. Hirohito’s involvement in Japans war effort has been controversial to say the least with some saying that Hideki Tojo was forced to take all blame so Hirohito could save face and others saying that he was a puppet for Hideki Tojo and the leaders of the Japanese military. Though it should be noted that Emperors in Japan traditionally held little to no political power, and their roles are largely ceremonial. The Meiji Restoration, which was supposed to restore power to the Emperor, had been little more than just a slogan and a rallying cry. In reality, political power of the post-Meiji era was held in the hands of oligarchs comprised of the most powerful figures of the military, economical and political spheres.
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* [[UsefulNotes/YamamotoIsoroku Isoroku Yamamoto]]: Admiral Yamamoto was one of the few moderate military leaders in the Japanese junta during World War II. He was one of Japan's most well-traveled commanders, with his years spent in the USA giving him a much better conception of the American mindset (i.e. not exactly 'weak-willed' or 'craven'). This put him at odds with the Navy high command, many of whose members had (never left the country and so had) truly dismal understandings of their would-be 'enemies'. While knowing that the odds against defeating America were high, and would get worse the longer a war lasted, he dutifully carried out the war his superiors had decided on.
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* [[UsefulNotes/YamamotoIsoroku Isoroku Yamamoto]]: UsefulNotes/IsorokuYamamoto: Admiral Yamamoto was one of the few moderate military leaders in the Japanese junta during World War II. He was one of Japan's most well-traveled commanders, with his years spent in the USA giving him a much better conception of the American mindset (i.e. not exactly 'weak-willed' or 'craven'). This put him at odds with the Navy high command, many of whose members had (never left the country and so had) truly dismal understandings of their would-be 'enemies'. While knowing that the odds against defeating America were high, and would get worse the longer a war lasted, he dutifully carried out the war his superiors had decided on.
