Comments on: Financial compensation for non-Japanese war criminals?

By: the overthinker

the overthinker — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:33:27 +0000

“who knows if they were making such crimes against their will too. ”

Frequently not. Being at the bottom of the pecking order in the Japanese Empire, Korean POW guards often took out their frustrations on those even lower: the prisoners. They were some of the most sadistic of the lot at times.

By: Mister M

Mister M — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:15:23 +0000

The war is over, and their future generation have nothing to do what happened at those terrible times. Many Koreans and Taiwanese were forced to do many things aginst their own will, and who knows if they were making such crimes against their will too. Despite of what happened, forgiveness should be given to those were not with intent of doing such thing. Japan and those nations should look foward to their future relationship and development.

By: ダビ

ダビ — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:27:56 +0000

If anything all former soldiers of the Imperial Japan should get compensation/pensions.

By: the overthinker

the overthinker — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:16:00 +0000

Perhaps they figure that if they’re going to be made war criminals, then they damn well are going to get some compensation from the people that made them do it. I can see their point in a way – the GOJ neatly washed their hands of them when they returned their citizenship.

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:25:13 +0000

how about some compensation for the actual victims and their families?

i cant believe these guys are publicising the fact that they are themselves war criminals. you would think the burden of guilt and shame would be unbearable. trying to imagine how they justify who they are makes me feel sick.