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Topic: War Criminals |
mharrison
Replies: 11
Views: 1835
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Forum: Modern Japan Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:13 am Subject: War Criminals |
I thought Kasayama's story was actually really interesting, and I don't really share Matt's views on him. I thought it was less self-indulgence and more trying to ignore what was going around him; he ... |
Topic: Introduction to a Lost War |
mharrison
Replies: 16
Views: 2805
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Forum: Modern Japan Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:31 am Subject: Introduction to a Lost War |
I agree with everything that's been said, really, and I can see why Japan would refer to the events the way they do. Japan definitely isn't the only country that sort of "warps" their histor ... |
Topic: The Return of the Samurai |
mharrison
Replies: 12
Views: 1542
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Forum: Modern Japan Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:11 am Subject: The Return of the Samurai |
I agreed with Anya and Farrah; I also noticed a trend when it came to the people wanting power. It's been more present since the Meiji Restoration when the people were finally able to be a part of the ... |
Topic: Japanese National Pride |
mharrison
Replies: 15
Views: 2498
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Forum: Modern Japan Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:59 pm Subject: Japanese National Pride |
I am also sort of unsure about whether or not these methods were totally Draconian. I mean, they're reminiscent at the very least, but I guess I'm not really sure how crazy severe these sorts of metho ... |
Topic: Japanese Imperialism |
mharrison
Replies: 15
Views: 3097
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Forum: Modern Japan Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:40 am Subject: Japanese Imperialism |
I thought Will's questions were pretty interesting.
In response to the first, I think that Isaac has brought up a good point about how economics could have played a part, but what was actually happe ... |
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