We all know that Japan quickly became a world power after passing the Meiji Restoration . However, what followed was the rapid expansion of militarism in Japan. They advocated using force to invade other countries and attempted to conquer all of Asia. After being brought under Japanese rule, Japan launched a war of aggression against foreign countries.
Since Japan launched the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894, until August 15, 1945, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced unconditional surrender to the world through radio. Japan has caused huge damage to many Asian countries in so many years of war. Painful, but what did Japan get in the end?
A photo taken on the streets of Japan in 1946. A man who has lost his legs is standing on the street begging by playing and singing. He is also wearing a Japanese military hat on his head. This kind of hat is still the kind of hat worn by Japanese officers. .
He should have been an officer when Japan invaded other countries, because the war caused him to lose his legs. After Japan's defeat, no one cared about his life and death, and he could only survive by begging.
The man sitting on the ground is also a retired Japanese soldier. He no longer has the arrogance of the past and has to sell snacks on the street in order to survive.
This Japanese man is even worse. His feet are probably disabled, and he has no prosthetic limbs. He can only make a living by begging on the street with a dog every day. A woman passing by is giving alms to him.
A Japanese man with a disabled right foot was begging on the street. Two American sailors and two Japanese women came over. The two Japanese women did not seem to pay attention to the begging Japanese man at all. The other two Americans Bing's attention was also on the Japanese woman.
This Japanese man started selling cigarettes on the street, but his business didn't seem to be very good. Facing the camera, he showed a very embarrassed smile.
This Japanese man seems to be selling wine on the street, but he seems to be embarrassed. He stands alone in front of the wine jar. There is a wooden sign in front of him. Does anyone who knows Japanese know him? What does the card say?
This Japanese soldier started the business of pulling rickshaws. I wonder if he ever bullied rickshaw pullers from other countries when he participated in the war of aggression against other countries. Now it is his turn to pull rickshaws himself. Maybe at this time, his heart The noodles also have mixed flavors.
These two Japanese dragged two Americans around. Those two Americans should be specially traveling in Japan by rickshaw. It seems that these two Japanese are a little reluctant, but in order to survive, They also had to bow to life.
A large row of Japanese people were sitting on this street shining shoes. These people were all wearing military uniforms. They should all be retired Japanese soldiers.
The people who come to patronize their business are all Japanese women, but these Japanese women don't seem to be interested in the shoe shiners. They proudly put the shoes on the shoe box, and then each of them chatted about their own affairs.
The irony is that these Japanese women also made a lot of contributions to the Japanese aggressive war during World War II. Some women even voluntarily served as comfort women. After Japan's defeat, these women seemed to have forgotten what they had done before. same thing.
After Japan surrendered , a large number of U.S. troops were stationed in Japan. In order to escape legal justice, some Japanese war criminals dedicated a large number of Japanese women to the U.S. military stationed in Japan. This is a picture of the Japanese arranging comfort women to dance with the U.S. troops. .
In a photo taken in a comfort station in Japan in 1946, a US military commander was walking over happily, while two Japanese women hurried away for unknown reasons.
Several U.S. troops are queuing up to wait for Japanese comfort women to provide them with services. Under the arrangement of the Japanese government, these women have become the playthings of the U.S. military.
Several other US troops have already gone in to enjoy the service. There are two US troops waiting outside the door, and a passing woman in white is holding service utensils in her hands.
Several men in suits came over. The American holding the wine glass should be a high-ranking official. He directly flirted with the woman at the door.
It turns out that this is the kind of service that Americans enjoy when they go in. A Japanese woman is feeding Americans in the sauna some wine. This is simply more enjoyable than the previous emperors. I just don’t know if this Japanese woman will have any after returning home. Did she feed her husband wine like this?
The US military came to a relatively low-end service place. A woman was standing at the door to greet the arrival of the US military. There was also a woman sitting at the door. Although the environment here was a bit worse, the women here seemed to be dressed better. Decent.
A US military is teaching a Japanese woman to ride a bicycle on the street. Under his guidance, the woman seems to be very happy to learn.
After learning how to ride a bicycle for a day, she was tired. The woman invited the American soldier back to her home. The American soldier was still taking off his shoes at the door. The woman inside was impatient to wait, and she looked back from time to time.
Three disabled Japanese are begging on the street. They are all wearing Japanese military caps. Their legs must have been lost in the war. Their eyes may have been injured. They are still wearing sunglasses when begging. .
I don’t know if these Japanese people regret their acts of aggression. If they see what the US military is doing in Japan, they will definitely feel that their actions are not worth it.
I hope that the Japanese can learn the lessons of history and stop making such historic mistakes. Otherwise, they will only harm themselves and others in the end. Only by following the path of good neighborliness and peace-loving can Japan truly achieve the success of its people. happiness.
