Empire of Japan

Between 1945 and 1948 war crimes trials were taking place in Japan and began hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II. On November 4, 1948, the trial ended with 25 of 28 Japanese defendants being found guilty. Of the three other defendants, two had died during the lengthy trial, and one was declared insane. On November 12, the war crimes tribunal passed death sentences on seven of the…

Was Japan provoked into attacking Pearl Harbor? On December 7 ,1941 Japan attacked pearl harbor. Many americans said why did this happen. But, the truth is that Japan didn’t want to be controlled by the U.S anymore.Before the 1850s Japan believed in isolationism but, the U.S pressured Japan to open themselves to trade. The U.S also froze all japanese assets so, the japanese could make money anymore even there own property. The U.s also slowly decrease trading with Japan. Japan wanted to be a…

at war with Japan and they had to take precautions because they were worried that the Japanese would interfere with the war. The treatment the Japanese had at the camps is not justified though, they lived in humiliation and poor living conditions. Also it was wrong for the U.S. to hold the loyal Japanese citizens against their will. Of course the U.S. would be justified to hold Japanese residents in concentration camps. They feared that since Pearl Harbor was already attacked by Japan, that the…

is regardless. By the act of extreme violence, the Japanese showed us they didn’t care about a fair fight with the U.S. or the Allies. This is one of the reasons why the U.S. entered the the war and arose their hatred to Japan. Americans will never forget the inhumanity Japan gave to Pearl Harbor that day. They left no ship unbombed, even if it meant a suicide attack. They stopped at nothing to make sure they inflicted as many casualties and show America how great they thought they were. But…

The most significant issue of bias that I noticed after reading the Japanese Internment primary sources from the newspapers was the fact that prejudice and fear consumed the American people. People of Japanese ancestry were hated and feared due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Propaganda is a powerful biased communication that helps sway people’s beliefs and opinions. In World War II anti-Japanese posters were designed to increase support for the war by creating hatred for the enemy. It didn’t…

In December 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army attacked during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In a span of about six weeks, the Japanese force engages in systematic killing, looting and raping of Chinese civilians and prisoners of war. However, it is impossible to attribute the genocide to any single cause. It is acknowledged in this paper that a common dilemma faced while studying genocide is to justify its occurrence. Scholars have, for decades, made attempts to justify what causes and motivates…

its restrictions to oil and scrap metal to stop Japan from expanding. At the beginning of 1900’s Japan was falling apart as they were running out of raw materials and oil. Japan decided that to survive they had to expand within Asia to get more materials so they invaded French Indochina in 1940 to embargo all imports to China which included war supplies purchased from the U.S. From this move on June 14, 1941 United States placed an embargo on Japan for any import or export and trade…

Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” President Obama will visit Hiroshima, Japan. Make no mistake, there will be no apologies. And, there will be no excuses from the President. That is okay with Japanese people even if it is not right. A Japan Times poll shows that 64% of Japanese people hope that Obama does not apologize. In a related poll, 80% of the hibakusha, survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast in August of 1945, are not looking for an apology from…

A symbolic interactionist would argue that the segregation of the Japanese people into internment camps would be sending a message to Japan showing that we have the ability to control their people. Using analysis, one could argue that the segregation of the Japanese people into internment camps were not only sending a message to Japan, but also to anyone else who dares attack us. In addition, the U.S. government also sought to demonstrate that they would treat these people well, and…

extent I agree to the statement that commodore Perry opened Japan, because Perry arrived to Japan and demanded to trade. Perry negotiations and demand for trade made Japan to think about their actions and whether to open Japan. The purpose of this essay is to discuss whether Perry opened Japan or not. Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan on July 8th, 1853 at the Tokyo harbour. On the behalf of the US government, Perry forced Japan to trade with the United States. The united state demanded…