It's 150 years since the Black Ships entered Edo Bay and 66 years since the Rape of Nanking. This piece reflects on how far Japan has come since 1853 and how much it has contributed to the world (despite its well-documented shortcomings). Meanwhile, this news demonstrates (if it still needed demonstrating) that some of the old guard in Japan still live on a slightly different planet to the rest of us when it comes to describing Japan's activities abroad in the 1930s.
Posted by timo at July 13, 2003 08:02 PM | TrackBack