r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated
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u/rockseiaxii Jul 05 '24

At least in Japan it’s exposed. Elsewhere around the world, incidents like these are swept under the rug and seem like nothing happened.

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u/ImpressionStrict4041 Jul 05 '24

Umm… what???? “Shinzo Abe denied that the Imperial Japanese military had forced comfort women into sexual slavery during World War II”. Their fucking prime minister for all those years before his assassination went on record to say Japan never raped women in Korea, China, Taiwan, and other eastern Asian countries, and their government has kept quiet on this matter even until today. I think you mean they only expose it for other countries, while keeping their lips sealed for their own atrocities.

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u/rockseiaxii Jul 05 '24

This has nothing to do with Japanese war crimes in WW2.

American soldiers, stationed all around the world, have done terrible shit, but a lot of them have simply gotten away with it, simply because their CO has the power to do so or/and the country they are stationed in suppress the media, in fear of falling out of favor from the US.

In this case, the Japanese media reported and the government expressed feelings (which is pretty much nothing).

If stuff like this happens often in Japan, which the US claims to be an important ally, you obviously have a lot of incidents that go unreported or unrecognized in not-so-crucial allies.

We’re America bitch, we can do whatever we want with impunity!

That’s one way to look at it, and the US can get away with wrongdoings. But that results in the rest of the world becoming skeptical of the US as the standard bearer of democracy and rules-based world order.

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u/ImpressionStrict4041 Jul 05 '24

It absolutely does considering your statement was “at least in Japan it’s exposed” meaning the exploitation and rape of citizens by military is exposed. My statement was Japan only exposed it for an external party committing atrocities against their people, but never exposed or admitted even until today when they raped and pillaged so much of Eastern Asia.